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Boyd Cable was pseudonym of Ernest Andrew Ewart (1878-1943). He was an English author who migrated to Australia. His other works - all written under the pseudonym 'Boyd Cable' - include books on economics, shipping and military history, including for example, Doing Their Bit:... Read Full Overview

Excerpt from Grapes of Wrath

The author in this book describes the series of events that took place during the battle of Somme. It is a historical fiction and the author does not claim for it as history or as an historical account. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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Boyd Cable was pseudonym of Ernest Andrew Ewart (1878-1943). He was an English author who migrated to Australia. His other works - all written under the pseudonym 'Boyd Cable' - include books on economics, shipping and military history, including for example, Doing Their Bit:... Read Full Overview

This classic novel tells the story of the Joad family as they flee the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma and travel to California in search of work. Steinbeck's vivid descriptions of the struggles of migrant workers during the Great Depression make this a powerful and timeless work of... Read Full Overview

The readers of Boyd Cable's "Between the Lines," "Action Front," and "Doing Their Bit," have very naturally had their curiosity excited as to an author who, previously unheard of, has suddenly become the foremost word-painter of active fighting at the present day, and the greatest... Read Full Overview

"Over in the orchard, sir," said Billy Simson. "I'll show you if you like."The officer accepted his pilotage, urging him to hurry, and the two hastened to the orchard, and to a broken-down building in the corner of it, where the officers of the battalion were installing a more... Read Full Overview

"Over in the orchard, sir," said Billy Simson. "I'll show you if you like."The officer accepted his pilotage, urging him to hurry, and the two hastened to the orchard, and to a broken-down building in the corner of it, where the officers of the battalion were installing a more... Read Full Overview

The rank and file of the 5/6 Service Battalion of the Stonewalls knew that "there was another push on," and that they were moving up somewhere into the push; but beyond that and the usual crop of wild and loose-running rumors they knew nothing. Some of the men had it on the most... Read Full Overview

The rank and file of the 5/6 Service Battalion of the Stonewalls knew that "there was another push on," and that they were moving up somewhere into the push; but beyond that and the usual crop of wild and loose-running rumors they knew nothing. Some of the men had it on the most... Read Full Overview

Grapes of wrath. 304 Pages.

A fictional account of the Somme battle.