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David Harum: A Story of American Life by Edward Noyes Westcott is a humorous and heartwarming novel set in a small town in upstate New York. The story centers on David Harum, a shrewd but kind-hearted banker and horse trader known for his sharp wit and homespun wisdom. Through... Read Full Overview

Published in the fall of 1898, some six months after the author's death, it sold an impressive 400,000 copies during the following year. Although the book contains the mandatory love story, the character and philosophy of the title character, small town banker and horse trader... Read Full Overview

Edward Noyes Westcott was born on September 27th, 1846 in Syracuse, New York.

His career offered two successful trajectories. The first was as a banker. The second was as the author of 'David Harum, A Story of American Life'.

In 1895 Westcott contracted chronic tuberculosis... Read Full Overview

"David Harum: A Story of American Life" is a celebrated work of American regional fiction that captures the spirit and humor of late nineteenth-century rural New York. Centered on the unforgettable character of David Harum-a shrewd, sharp-tongued, yet ultimately kind-hearted... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview