Three Dramas of American Individualism

Download or read book Three Dramas of American Individualism written by Joseph E. Mersand and published by Pocket Books. This book was released on 1961 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GOLDEN BOY tells of Joe who becomes a great violinist. But success comes too slowly, and on the day his father presents him with a rare violin, Joe announces he wants to be a prizefighter. HIGH TOR is the story of a pair of scoundrels who try to persuade the owner of High Tor mountain to sell it so that it may be broken into rock. THE MAGNIFICENT YANKEE is a portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes, who filled a sear on the U.S. Supreme Court during Teddy Roosevelt's presidency.