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The Bradshaws Of Harniss
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- GenresFiction
384 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1943
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Joseph Crosby Lincoln
163 books22 followersJoseph Crosby Lincoln (a.k.a Joseph C. Lincoln) was an American author of novels, poems, and short stories, many set in a fictionalized Cape Cod. Lincoln's work frequently appeared in popular magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post and The Delineator.
Lincoln was aware of contemporary naturalist writers, such as Frank Norris and Theodore Dreiser, who used American literature to plumb the depths of human nature, but he rejected this literary exercise. Lincoln claimed that he was satisfied "spinning yarns" that made readers feel good about themselves and their neighbors. Two of his stories have been adapted to film.
Lincoln was born in Brewster, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, but his mother moved the family to Chelsea, Massachusetts, a manufacturing city outside of Boston, after the death of his father. Lincoln's literary career celebrating "old Cape Cod" can partly be seen as an attempt to return to an Eden from which he had been driven by family tragedy. His literary portrayal of Cape Cod can also be understood as a pre-modern haven occupied by individuals of old Yankee stock which was offered to readers as an antidote to an America that was undergoing rapid modernization, urbanization, immigration, and industrialization. Lincoln was a Republican and a Universalist.
Upon becoming successful, Lincoln spent his winters in northern New Jersey, near the center of the publishing world in Manhattan, but summered in Chatham, Massachusetts. In Chatham, he lived in a shingle-style house named "Crosstrees" that was located on a bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
Lincoln died in 1944, at the age of 73, in Winter Park, Florida.
Lincoln was aware of contemporary naturalist writers, such as Frank Norris and Theodore Dreiser, who used American literature to plumb the depths of human nature, but he rejected this literary exercise. Lincoln claimed that he was satisfied "spinning yarns" that made readers feel good about themselves and their neighbors. Two of his stories have been adapted to film.
Lincoln was born in Brewster, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, but his mother moved the family to Chelsea, Massachusetts, a manufacturing city outside of Boston, after the death of his father. Lincoln's literary career celebrating "old Cape Cod" can partly be seen as an attempt to return to an Eden from which he had been driven by family tragedy. His literary portrayal of Cape Cod can also be understood as a pre-modern haven occupied by individuals of old Yankee stock which was offered to readers as an antidote to an America that was undergoing rapid modernization, urbanization, immigration, and industrialization. Lincoln was a Republican and a Universalist.
Upon becoming successful, Lincoln spent his winters in northern New Jersey, near the center of the publishing world in Manhattan, but summered in Chatham, Massachusetts. In Chatham, he lived in a shingle-style house named "Crosstrees" that was located on a bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
Lincoln died in 1944, at the age of 73, in Winter Park, Florida.
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December 29, 2024
Dec 27, 640pm ~~ Review asap, definitely before the end of the year.
Dec 28, 633pm ~~ This was Joseph Crosby Lincoln's final book, published in 1944, the year he passed away. The story is set in Cape Cod, as usual, and takes place beginning in 1940.
Zenas Bradshaw is the owner of Bradshaw's store, which has been a mainstay of the town of Harniss since 1817. He is in the doctor's office when we meet him, getting some irritating news. Zenas is almost an old man these days, and at 68 has been feeling tired. There is nothing really wrong with him, according to the doctor, but he does need a good rest. Get away from the store, take a vacation, let the grandson start taking over for a change.
That letting the grandson take over has been the long range plan all along, but twenty-one year old Marcellus Bradshaw, known as Mark, has other things on his mind besides tending to the family business. He may be the only Bradshaw alive besides Zenas (Dad died in WWI), but he does not want to spend his life behind the counter. He is passionately interested in flying, and does not ever seem to care about what everyone considers his duty to the business. He would rather think about planes and a certain young lady by the name of Emily.
Talk around town turns to the possibility of entering the war that is raging in Europe. Surely that will never happen, right? But Mark is not so certain. He is given the task of a trip to Boston to visit the store's suppliers, order more stock, and generally get his feet wet in a different part of the work involved in running Bradshaw's. But he is gone much longer than expected. When he does get home days later, he has news that nearly knocks Zenas down.
Mark has joined the Army, signing up for the new Air Corps service. And he needs to leave the very next day. Zenas knows what it is like to be young, but he can barely handle the disappointment, and he finally admits to himself that he was beginning to look forward to that rest he was supposed to take. There will be no rest now; even less later on when December 7, 1941 arrives.
This was another classic Lincoln story about hard-working New Englanders facing life the only way they know how: simply by keeping on with it. I liked the people: Lincoln makes them all seem so alive. I laughed with them, cried with them, and enjoyed every moment of their company. I am very happy I chose to close the year on Cape Cod!
I thought this was the last book I had in the house, but the other night I was digging around in my bookcases looking for a different title I wanted to add to the piles on my desk, and I came across a book I had missed when I was creating this Lincoln mini-marathon. So I get to stay in Cape Cod a few more days and find out what is going on in the life of The Depot Master.
Yay!
Dec 28, 633pm ~~ This was Joseph Crosby Lincoln's final book, published in 1944, the year he passed away. The story is set in Cape Cod, as usual, and takes place beginning in 1940.
Zenas Bradshaw is the owner of Bradshaw's store, which has been a mainstay of the town of Harniss since 1817. He is in the doctor's office when we meet him, getting some irritating news. Zenas is almost an old man these days, and at 68 has been feeling tired. There is nothing really wrong with him, according to the doctor, but he does need a good rest. Get away from the store, take a vacation, let the grandson start taking over for a change.
That letting the grandson take over has been the long range plan all along, but twenty-one year old Marcellus Bradshaw, known as Mark, has other things on his mind besides tending to the family business. He may be the only Bradshaw alive besides Zenas (Dad died in WWI), but he does not want to spend his life behind the counter. He is passionately interested in flying, and does not ever seem to care about what everyone considers his duty to the business. He would rather think about planes and a certain young lady by the name of Emily.
Talk around town turns to the possibility of entering the war that is raging in Europe. Surely that will never happen, right? But Mark is not so certain. He is given the task of a trip to Boston to visit the store's suppliers, order more stock, and generally get his feet wet in a different part of the work involved in running Bradshaw's. But he is gone much longer than expected. When he does get home days later, he has news that nearly knocks Zenas down.
Mark has joined the Army, signing up for the new Air Corps service. And he needs to leave the very next day. Zenas knows what it is like to be young, but he can barely handle the disappointment, and he finally admits to himself that he was beginning to look forward to that rest he was supposed to take. There will be no rest now; even less later on when December 7, 1941 arrives.
This was another classic Lincoln story about hard-working New Englanders facing life the only way they know how: simply by keeping on with it. I liked the people: Lincoln makes them all seem so alive. I laughed with them, cried with them, and enjoyed every moment of their company. I am very happy I chose to close the year on Cape Cod!
I thought this was the last book I had in the house, but the other night I was digging around in my bookcases looking for a different title I wanted to add to the piles on my desk, and I came across a book I had missed when I was creating this Lincoln mini-marathon. So I get to stay in Cape Cod a few more days and find out what is going on in the life of The Depot Master.
Yay!
February 25, 2022
An enticing journey back to the challenges of a simpler time
The story takes place on Cape Cod around 1940 about the hopes dreams and heartbreak of a well established family in a fictionalized town probably representing Hyannis. It's characters are very real and diverse in personality, but each memorable and authentic . The plot is woven with twists and surprises with a continual , subtle, undertone of mystery and suspense. While devoid of violence and sensation, it is in its own way a compelling page turner. Those with a New England background will find the tale both amusing and intriguing.
The story takes place on Cape Cod around 1940 about the hopes dreams and heartbreak of a well established family in a fictionalized town probably representing Hyannis. It's characters are very real and diverse in personality, but each memorable and authentic . The plot is woven with twists and surprises with a continual , subtle, undertone of mystery and suspense. While devoid of violence and sensation, it is in its own way a compelling page turner. Those with a New England background will find the tale both amusing and intriguing.
April 7, 2015
Loved the characters and how the book came full circle
July 8, 2011
Clearly written in an earlier era, Lincoln does a nice job with character development. He also has some nice turns of phrase. It was set in the early stages of WWII.
January 22, 2025
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Is there a sequel to this book. would love to read the Mark and his wife's story. So many good characters in this book. Oh well on to the next . This is number 4.
Is there a sequel to this book. would love to read the Mark and his wife's story. So many good characters in this book. Oh well on to the next . This is number 4.
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