|THIS is a tale of youth--of its loves and dreams and hazards, and of the incredible riches of purity which often belong to it. Many of the adventures which led to the Hand-Made Gentleman and the shop at Rushwater are from the author's own experience. Pearl is a composite of Davenport (the country blacksmith who invented an electric motor in 1833) and of a certain modest veteran of northern New York.…
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