The Hoosier School-Master
Set in Flat Creek, Indiana, in the 1850s, The Hoosier School-Master relates the experiences of the new schoolteacher, Ralph Hartsook. It includes such lovable characters as Mirandy, Hank, and Shocky.
This tale contains all the elements of a good, old-fashioned melodrama. Here, readers will find the bully, star-crossed lovers, the poorhouse, and the one-room schoolhouse. Written with Hoosier humor and candor, Eggleston’s delightful portraits of heroes and villains are a bit sentimental, but they are also full of life and truth.
- About the author: Edward Eggleston was a historian and novelist. He wrote local-color fiction and was an editor of the New York Independent.