Summary, Analysis & Review of Paulette Jiles’s News of the World by Instaread

Summary, Analysis & Review of Paulette Jiles’s News of the World by Instaread
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Total Pages : 25
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ISBN-10 : 9781683785897
ISBN-13 : 1683785894
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Download or read book Summary, Analysis & Review of Paulette Jiles’s News of the World by Instaread written by Instaread and published by Instaread. This book was released on 2016-11-09 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary, Analysis & Review of Paulette Jiles’s News of the World by Instaread Preview: News of the World by Paulette Jiles is the story of an unlikely friendship between an old man, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, and a 10-year-old girl, Johanna Leonberger, who was rescued from the Kiowa Indians. The novel is set in 1870 in Reconstruction-era Texas, a dangerous time and place known for frequent Indian raids and widespread anarchism. While journeying across wild Texas country together, Captain Kidd and Johanna become a family. At age 71, the Captain has lived a long and full life. He has seen three wars along with the abolition of slavery and the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment. He worked as a message runner for General Jackson’s army in the War of 1812 and as a message printer for General Taylor’s forces in the Mexican war. In middle age, he married Maria Luisa Betancort y Real, a woman from a Spanish family in San Antonio, and had… PLEASE NOTE: This is a Summary, Analysis & Review of the book and NOT the original book. Inside this Summary, Analysis & Review of Paulette Jiles’s News of the World by Instaread · Summary of the Book · Main Characters · Character Analysis · Analysis of the Themes and Author’s Style About the Author With Instaread, you can get the key takeaways, summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for your convenience. Visit our website at instaread.co.


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