The Dawn Builder (1910)

By John G. Neihardt and Mitchell Kennerl

Book Overview

The Dawn Builder is a novel written by American author John Gneisenau Neihardt, first published in 1910. The story is set in the American West during the mid-1800s and follows the life of a young man named John Fawn, who is half Native American and half white. Fawn is a skilled carpenter and stonemason who is determined to build a better life for himself and his people.The novel is divided into three parts, each covering a different period in Fawn's life. In the first part, Fawn is a young boy living with his mother and stepfather on a reservation. He learns carpentry and stonemasonry from his stepfather, and also develops a deep connection to the land and his Native American heritage.In the second part, Fawn leaves the reservation and travels west to work on various building projects. He faces discrimination and hardship as a mixed-race person, but also finds love and friendship along the way.In the third part, Fawn returns to the reservation and begins to build a new community for his people. He faces opposition from both white settlers and traditional Native American leaders, but he persists in his vision of a better future.The Dawn Builder is a powerful and moving novel about identity, community, and the struggle to build a better world. It is also a testament to the resilience and strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1437316670
• ISBN13: 9781437316674
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"