Doomed Youth At Savoy Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Pierre Astier a pale frail visitor at the Hauteville sanatorium nurses a grim inner passion for Marcia Caryll a 19 year old Boel ish girl whose bright laughter masks illness. Marcia’s sunny temperament strains yet endures as Pierre’s shy torment and secret worship continue amid tuberculosis wards and hopeful recoveries.
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Pierre Astier
Hauteville
Savoy Alps
Marcia Caryll
Pierre
Marcia
Nice
France
Love and tragedy at the Swiss colony amid youth and loss
A British woman named Marcia falls for a distant lover at a Swiss colony but is jilted by his abrupt marriage to another, driving her to attempted suicide and a fractured hip. She endures weeks immobilized, then another accident cripples her leg. Despite hardship she smiles and heals as Pierre Astier ponders her recovery.
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Marcia
General Society
Pierre Astier
Pierre
Savoy Alps
Hauteville
Saios
Tenceri
Maris
Repoleau
Commissonaire of Police
Priceless Lincoln Hearth Stones Found by CCC Worker
An unnamed World War II era CCC veteran uncovers the missing hearth stones of Abraham Lincoln's Sperker County cabin. Historians confirm the stones as authentic, and the hearth will be set in a bronze frame at the Lincoln Memorial State Park site, marking the boy president’s early education.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Sperker County
Indiana
CCC
Lincoln Memorial State Park
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
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