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Prologue of Kenneth: child learns his father left with Rachel Carter
Kenneth Gwynne, aged about six, is told by his grandfather that his father ran away with Rachel Carter, killing his mother in sorrow. The revelation frames Kenneth's view of family betrayal and a rooted hatred for Rachel Carter as the cause of his parents' ruin. The tale unfolds in a frontier town with war talk and a stern moral lesson.
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Indiana
Kenneth Gwynne
Kentucky
Lafayette
Rachel Carter
Ken
Viola Gwyn
Viola
George Barr McCutcheon
Middle West
Hell
God
Heaven
Simon Girty
Lake Erie
Tippecanoe River
Ine
Terri
Granny
Squire
Grandpa
Doctor Flint
Parson
Mr. Carter
Minda
George Washington
Rachel
Ir. Carter
Old Boose
Uncle Fred
Uncle Dan
Hettie
Fred
Bob
Richard
Kenneth
Sin
Van
Hye
Tachel
Mr. Collings
Ile
Tie
Wenneth