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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsGuess the book from a detail or two from the story.
Inspired by Red Dog's threads.
1. Won a farm in a hand of poker.
2. Lithuanian immigrant moves to the US (Chicago) with his family.
3. Spans a few generations of families in Florida.
4. A brother was executed for falsely being accused of stealing a cow.
5. A mouse died from very old age at the end.
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Guess the book from a detail or two from the story. (Original Post)
Flaleftist
Sep 2018
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RockRaven
(16,783 posts)1. 2 is The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)2. Indeed!
MLAA
(18,850 posts)3. I wanted to know the answer to number 3 so I googled it. My family has been in Florida since
Mid 1850s. Did you enjoy the book? It sounds interesting.
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)4. I liked it. I'd definitely recommend it.
zanana1
(6,332 posts)5. Number one: Of Mice and Men? nt
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)7. Nope. Sorry. The setting was earlier in history.
Must be The Green Mile.
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)8. That's it!
raccoon
(31,585 posts)9. 1. Gone with the wind. Gerald o'hara Won Tara in a game of poker. Nt
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)10. Got it!
Stuart G
(38,726 posts)11. l. Animal Farm by George Orwell
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)14. Nope. Sorry. The poster above you got it.
rurallib
(63,395 posts)12. Is 3 The Yearling?
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)13. It's not the book I had in mind.
I'm not familiar with The Yearling. It may fit the description. I guess that could be a flaw with this type of game.
Additional hint: Orange groves and cattle are part of the plot.