Lawrence Valley in northern New York, where they are welcomed into the Brower family. The two eventually make their way from their Vermont home to the St. Late one night, Uncle Eb packs Willie into his pack basket and sets out on foot. It chronicles his flight with young Bill from Vermont to Paradise Valley and his role in Bill's childhood and coming of age in the Brower household. This is the tale of Eben Holden, a homely hired hand, and the archetype of the wise old man. He loves Willie and refuses to leave the young boy in the hands of his uncle. 3.63 Rating details 52 ratings 10 reviews. Eben Holden, or “Uncle Eb” as he is affectionately known to young Willie, has worked as the family’s farm hand for several years. Recently Viewed Barnes & Noble uses cookies to offer you a better user experience. Mostly anecdotal, it gives a hopefully accurate portrayal of life in that place in. To make matters worse, the family farm must be sold, and county authorities plan to send poor Willie to live with his corrupt uncle. A novel about the Adirondacks during the middle of the 19th century. Books by Irving Bacheller Darrel of the Blessed Isles Starting at 2.39 Eben Holden: A Tale of the North Country Starting at 2.00 DRi and I Starting at 2.00 In the Days of Poor Richard Starting at 2. “The chapters that deal with the city experiences of the hero, and, indeed, the book as a whole, are true to the ear, and hold the attention to the end.” - The American Monthly Review of Reviews, July–December, 1900Īt the age of six, Willie loses his parents and older brother when they drown during a pleasure trip to the lake. Bacheller’s shrewd, sturdy New Yorkers of the North Woods farm have quite captured the American public nor is the ‘local color’ in the homespun phrases of Eben Holden alone praiseworthy. One of the Greatest Adirondack Novels Ever Written.

Eben Holden by Irving Bacheller