The Dawn-Builder
John G. Neihardt’s first novel written prior to WWI tells the story of Mr. Waters, a one-eyed, one-legged printer, habitual self-loather, and consummate drinker who finds himself in Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska Territory, in the 1860’s. While working for the town newspaper, Waters’ isolation is shattered by two women: a motherly widow and a beautiful Island Girl, whose dark fate in the rough world of the American West ultimately changes Waters’ life.
John G. Neihardt’s first novel written prior to WWI tells the story of Mr. Waters, a one-eyed, one-legged printer, habitual self-loather, and consummate drinker who finds himself in Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska Territory, in the 1860’s. While working for the town newspaper, Waters’ isolation is shattered by two women: a motherly widow and a beautiful Island Girl, whose dark fate in the rough world of the American West ultimately changes Waters’ life.
John G. Neihardt’s first novel written prior to WWI tells the story of Mr. Waters, a one-eyed, one-legged printer, habitual self-loather, and consummate drinker who finds himself in Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska Territory, in the 1860’s. While working for the town newspaper, Waters’ isolation is shattered by two women: a motherly widow and a beautiful Island Girl, whose dark fate in the rough world of the American West ultimately changes Waters’ life.