Homesteader

by Oscar Micheaux

70 chapters17h 12mEnglish1917

About this book

The Homesteader is a semi-autobiographic novel about Jean Baptiste, an African-American homesteader in the Dakotas. He meets Agnes who he falls in love with, however as Agnes is presumed to be white, he is not allowed to marry her, so instead he marries the daughter of a black preacher, Orlean, which eventually, due to family issues, ends in a tragedy. Returning to his homestead, he finds Agnes again and discovers her upbringing and past, which brings the book to its conclusion. (Summary by Lynda Marie Neilson)

Chapters (70)

1Chapter I - Epoch the First - Agnes

906

2Chapter II - Epoch the First - The Homesteader

834

3Chapter III - Epoch the First - At the Sod House

1146

4Chapter IV - Epoch the First - She Could Never Be Anything to Him

832

5Chapter V - Epoch the First - When the Indians Shot the Town Up

730

6Chapter VI - Epoch the First - The Infidel, A Jew and A German

732

7Chapter VII - Epoch the First - The Day Before

604

8Chapter VIII - Epoch the First - An Enterprising Young Man

1823

9Chapter IX - Epoch the First - "Christine! Christine!"

703

10Chapter X - Epoch the First - "You Have Never Been This Way Before"

570

11Chapter XI - Epoch the First - What Jean Baptiste Found in the Well

544

12Chapter XII - Epoch the First - Miss Stewart Receives a Caller

805

13Chapter XIII - Epoch the First - The Coming of the Railroad

1280

14Chapter XIV - Epoch the First - The Administrating Angel

973

15Chapter XV - Epoch the First - Oh, My Jean

863

16Chapter XVI - Epoch the First - "Bill" Prescott Proposes

912

17Chapter XVII - Epoch the First - Harvest Time and What Came with It

1282

18Chapter I - Epoch the Second - Regarding the Intermarriage of Races

1242

19Chapter II - Epoch the Second - Which?

771

20Chapter III - Epoch the Second - Memories—N. Justine McCarthy

1757

21Chapter IV - Epoch the Second - Orlean

1406

22Chapter V - Epoch the Second - A Proposal: A Proposition; A Certain Mrs. Pruitt—And a Letter

569

23Chapter VI - Epoch the Second - The Prairie Fire

661

24Chapter VII - Epoch the Second - Vanity

1210

25Chapter VIII - Epoch the Second - Married

604

26Chapter IV - Epoch the Second - Orlean Receives a Letter and Advice

989

27Chapter X - Epoch the Second - Eugene Crook

595

28Chapter XI - Epoch the Second - Reverend McCarthy Pays a Visit

681

29Chapter XII - Epoch the Second - Reverend McCarthy Decides to Set Baptiste Right, But—

619

30Chapter XIII - Epoch the Second - The Wolf

732

31Chapter XIV - Epoch the Second - The Contest

560

32Chapter XV - Epoch the Second - Compromised

874

33Chapter XVI - Epoch the Second - The Evil Genius

902

34Chapter XVII - Epoch the Second - The Coward

807

35Chapter I - Epoch the Third - Chicago—The Boomerang

640

36Chapter Ii - Epoch the Third - The Great Question

1188

37Chapter III - Epoch the Third - Glavis Makes A Promise

769

38Chapter IV - Epoch the Third - The Gambler's Story

829

39Chapter V - Epoch the Third - The Preacher's Evil Influence

781

40Chapter VI - Epoch the Third - More of the Preacher's Work

815

41Chapter VII - Epoch the Third - A Great Astronomer

1017

42Chapter VIII - Epoch the Third - N. Justine McCarthy Preaches a Sermon

735

43Chapter IX - Epoch the Third - What the People Were Saying

692

44Chapter X - Epoch the Third - "Until Then"

892

45Chapter XI - Epoch the Third - "It's the Wrong Number"

962

46Chapter XII - Epoch the Third - Mrs. Pruitt Effects a Plan

858

47Chapter XIII - Epoch the Third - Mrs. Merley

755

48Chapter XIV - Epoch the Third - "Oh, Merciful God! Close Thou Mine Eyes!"

915

49Chapter XV - Epoch the Third - "Love You—God, I Hate You!"

1014

50Chapter XVI - Epoch the Third - A Strange Dream

897

51Chapter I - Epoch the Fourth - The Drought

618

52Chapter II - Epoch the Fourth - The Foreclosure

844

53Chapter III - Epoch the Fourth - Irene Grey

843

54Chapter IV - Epoch the Fourth - What Might Have Been

1085

55Chapter V - Epoch the Fourth - "Tell Me Why You Didn't Answer the Last Letter I Wrote You"

830

56Chapter VI - Epoch the Fourth - The Story

1090

57Chapter VII - Epoch the Fourth - Her Birthright "for a Mess of Pottage"

517

58Chapter VIII - Epoch the Fourth - Action

732

59Chapter IX - Epoch the Fourth - Gossip

918

60Chapter X - Epoch the Fourth - A Discovery—and a Surprise

897

61Chapter XI - Epoch the Fourth - The Bishop's Inquisition

1761

62Chapter XII - Epoch the Fourth - The Bishop Acts

461

63Chapter XIII - Epoch the Fourth - Where the Weak Must Be Strong

770

64Chapter XIV - Epoch the Fourth - The Trial—the Lie—"As Guilty As Hell!"

950

65Chapter XV - Epoch the Fourth - Grim Justice

973

66Chapter XVI - Epoch the Fourth - A Friend

848

67Chapter XVII - Epoch the Fourth - The Mystery

852

68Chapter XVIII - Epoch the Fourth - "Vengeance is Mine. I Will Repay"

1171

69Chapter XIX - Epoch the Fourth - When the Truth Became Known

860

70Chapter XX - Epoch the Fourth - As it Was in the Beginning

657

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