The Roof Tree

The Roof Tree is a novel written by Charles Neville Buck. It tells the story of a young woman named Nancy Culver who lives in a small town in New England. Nancy is a strong-willed and independent woman who dreams of leaving her small town and making a life for herself in the big city.However, her plans are put on hold when she falls in love with a local man named Jack. Jack is a carpenter who is known for his skill in building houses with strong and sturdy roof trees. Nancy and Jack's love story is complicated by the fact that Jack is already engaged to another woman.As Nancy struggles to come to terms with her feelings for Jack and the reality of his engagement, she also has to deal with the challenges of life in a small town. She faces gossip and judgment from her neighbors, and she must navigate the complicated social dynamics of a tight-knit community.Throughout the novel, Buck explores themes of love, loyalty, and the struggle for independence. He also provides a vivid portrait of life in a small New England town at the turn of the 20th century. The Roof Tree is a timeless tale of love and self-discovery that will resonate with readers of all ages.1921. Author, cartoonist, journalist. Though Buck wrote various kinds of novels, his most famous writings are those in which he drew upon his own background and experiences in law and/or the Kentucky mountains. Buck formulated his themes by using revenge, romance, and struggles with the law amongst his characters. The Roof Tree begins: Between the smoke-darkened walls of the mountain cabin still murmured the last echoes of the pistol�������s bellowing, and it seemed a voice of everlasting duration to the shock-sickened nerves of those within. First it had thundered with the deafening exaggeration of confined space, then its echo had beaten against the clay-chink wall timbers and rolled upward to the rafters. Now, dwindled to a ghostly whisper, it lingered and persisted. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.