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My grandmother Gertrude received a copy of The Friendly Road for Christmas in 1919. It must have been a special gift book--green leather binding, gold embossing, a sheet of tissue paper protecting the color plate facing the title page--this a painting of a solitary man enjoying a swim in a sun dappled stream with the caption "Surely it is good to be alive at a time like this." Written in first person, pseudo autobiographical style, the “author” of The Friendly Road, David Grayson, is a writer,* living on a farm with cows to milk, and ducks and pigs to feed, and fields in need of plowing. ...

Discover the tale held within the pages of The Friendly Road, a cherished tome gifted to my grandmother Gertrude in 1919, bound in green leather and gilded with gold. This pseudo-autobiographical narrative by David Grayson (a pseudonym of Ray Stannard Baker) explores the authors bold decision to abandon the comforts of his rural life and tread along the less-traveled path, challenging societal norms and seeking adventure. Along his journey, he encounters a blend of nostalgia, generosity, and a taste of progressive politics. Gertrude, a German immigrant and mother to six children living on a ...