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Disillusioned and depressed, Dan Howitt leaves his city life to seek refuge in the backwoods of the Ozark Mountains. There he meets the families that live and work among the hills and becomes entwined in their lives. Becoming part of the community he is a friend to Old Matt whose life has been shattered by sorrow; an advisor to the young lovers Sammy and Young Matt; a guardian to the poor lost boy, Pete; a victim of mountain vigilantes; and finally a player in the mystery of the ghostly figure that roams the hills at night.

"IT was corn-planting time, when the stranger followed the Old Trail into the Mutton Hollow neighborhood. All day a fine rain had fallen steadily, and the mists hung heavy over the valley. The lower hills were wrapped as in a winding sheet; dank and cold. The trees were dripping with moisture. The stranger looked tired and wet..." The Shepherd of the Hills is a book written in 1907 by author Harold Bell Wright and illustrated by Frank G. Cootes. It depicts a mostly fictional story of mountain folklore and has been translated into seven languages since its release.Wright began visiting the Ozark Mountains in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas in 1898 at the bidding of his physician, who recommended two vacations a year in a more suitable climate for health reasons. In following his doctor's advice, he became acquainted with John and Anna Ross, known locally as Old Matt and Aunt Mollie. The people he encountered during his eight summers spent camping on the Rosses' land were the inspirations for his characters in the book.

Why buy our paperbacks? Unabridged (100% Original content) Printed in USA on High Quality Paper 30 Days Money Back Guarantee Standard Font size of 10 for all books Fulfilled by Amazon Expedited shipping BEWARE OF LOW-QUALITY SELLERS Don't buy cheap paperbacks just to save a few dollars. Most of them use low-quality papers & binding. Their pages fall off easily. Some of them even use very small font size of 6 or less to increase their profit margin. It makes their books completely unreadable. About The Shepherd Of The Hills by Harold Bell Wright To the beautiful Ozark hill country comes a man from the world of cities. Among the people of the district, with their simple, direct ideas and way of life, he finds the peaceful atmosphere he craves, while his more intellectual philosophy and character come to be valuable elements in the lives of his ne friends. From his relationship with "Sammy" Lane and the Matthews family arise in dramatic fashion the gripping situations and thrilling incidents that bring him into a peculiarly intimate connection with these people, their country, and their simple life.

The Shepherd of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright Harold Bell Wright's masterpiece, The Shepherd of the Hills may be familiar to theater goers and movie enthusiasts, too. However excellent these adaptations may be, their power cannot be compared to the original: a wonderful and moving text about the life of the people living in the Ozark Mountains in Missouri and Arkansas.The book captivates the reader not only with the multiple plots developing parallel to each other, then intersecting in exactly the right moment. The characters are also masterfully built and the journey is taken not only into the mountains, but into the protagonist's own self as well. A lonely stranger comes to the Ozarks and makes a very powerful appearance, changing the community's life and changing himself, too. The story amuses with little, anecdote-like events such as Young Matt's attempts to conquer Sammy Lane's heart or the fight between Matt and Wash Gibb for the honorable title "the Strongest Man in the Hills". The anecdotes on one side are balanced out by much more serious events on the other side - the book is spiced with humor, but it is ultimately about what any good book should be: the eternal fight between good and evil and life, with all its beauty and pain, all told in a fascinating, thought raising way.Wright's novel is certainly educational, but it is also heartwarming, making an excellent read for youth and adults alike. If you liked Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, you will certainly love The Shepherd of the Hill, too and not only because the vernacular spoken by the characters is pretty much the same as Mark Twain used in his famous stories, but also because the events are just as well structured and multi-faceted, the characters are just as complex as the characters in Twain's fictional, but all too real world.

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Why buy our paperbacks? Standard Font size of 10 for all books High Quality Paper Fulfilled by Amazon Expedited shipping 30 Days Money Back Guarantee BEWARE of Low-quality sellers Don't buy cheap paperbacks just to save a few dollars. Most of them use low-quality papers & binding. Their pages fall off easily. Some of them even use very small font size of 6 or less to increase their profit margin. It makes their books completely unreadable. How is this book unique? Unabridged (100% Original content) Font adjustments & biography included Illustrated About The Shepherd Of The Hills by Harold Bell Wright To the beautiful Ozark hill country comes a man from the world of cities. Among the people of the district, with their simple, direct ideas and way of life, he finds the peaceful atmosphere he craves, while his more intellectual philosophy and character come to be valuable elements in the lives of his ne friends. From his relationship with "Sammy" Lane and the Matthews family arise in dramatic fashion the gripping situations and thrilling incidents that bring him into a peculiarly intimate connection with these people, their country, and their simple life.

Strangers aren't well received in the Mutton Hollow neighborhood of the Ozarks. But there was something different about this old gentleman. The cut of his clothes revealed he was obviously from the world beyond the ridges. He carried himself with the unconscious air of one long used to power and influence. His face was marked deeply by pride; pride of birth; of intellect, of culture; but there was more, the countenance of one fairly staggering under a burden of disappointment and grief. No one knew his past, or why he came to the hollow. But his quiet presence was soon to be felt by every family in Mutton Hollow.