The Roof Tree

A 1921 illustrated novel by Charles Neville Buck set in the Appalachian mountains, in which a young man takes the blame for his sister's killing of her abusive husband and flees across the border into Kentucky to escape the law and start a new life.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic romance and society novels›American novels from 1901›Small towns, farms, and mountains

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Bibliophiles›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic romance and society novels›American novels from 1901›Small towns, farms, and mountains