It is a family chronicle (1852–1910) of three generations of Scottish-American Presbyterians in rural Western Pennsylvania and their struggles to maintain their strict faith. The first generation is Daniel and Sarah McDowell, a farm couple. Sarah bears 12 children (of whom five survive) to her dour Calvinistic husband; her bitterness about her repeated, difficult confinements is effectively shown. The second generation is about their children, David and Jeannie. David moves to Pittsburgh where he becomes a judge. Jeannie marries a minister who has been serving as the local school teacher to earn money to complete his education. Jeannie's daughter, Constance, represents the third generation. She becomes a school teacher and struggles to find her place in a changing world. The novel dramatizes the gradual weakening of the strict Calvinism of the Scottish immigrants in an increasingly secular society.
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Turnbull, Agnes Sligh (1936). The Rolling Years. New York: The Macmillan Company.
Demarest, David P. (1976). From These Hills, From These Valleys: Selected Fiction about Western Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN0-8229-1123-X.
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rolling, years, first, novel, american, writer, agnes, sligh, turnbull, 1888, 1982, westmoreland, county, pennsylvania, just, east, pittsburgh, first, editionauthoragnes, sligh, turnbullcountryunited, stateslanguageenglishpublisherthe, macmillan, companypublic. The Rolling Years is the first novel by the American writer Agnes Sligh Turnbull 1888 1982 and it is set in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania just east of Pittsburgh The Rolling YearsFirst editionAuthorAgnes Sligh TurnbullCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishPublisherThe Macmillan CompanyPublication date1936Media typePrint hardback Pages436OCLC17316163Followed byRemember the End It is a family chronicle 1852 1910 of three generations of Scottish American Presbyterians in rural Western Pennsylvania and their struggles to maintain their strict faith The first generation is Daniel and Sarah McDowell a farm couple Sarah bears 12 children of whom five survive to her dour Calvinistic husband her bitterness about her repeated difficult confinements is effectively shown The second generation is about their children David and Jeannie David moves to Pittsburgh where he becomes a judge Jeannie marries a minister who has been serving as the local school teacher to earn money to complete his education Jeannie s daughter Constance represents the third generation She becomes a school teacher and struggles to find her place in a changing world The novel dramatizes the gradual weakening of the strict Calvinism of the Scottish immigrants in an increasingly secular society References editTurnbull Agnes Sligh 1936 The Rolling Years New York The Macmillan Company Demarest David P 1976 From These Hills From These Valleys Selected Fiction about Western Pennsylvania Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh Press ISBN 0 8229 1123 X nbsp This article about a family saga novel of the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Rolling Years amp oldid 1047424935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
