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Readers who love coming-of-age tales, early aviation, road adventures and gentle satire of small towns will find a warm companion here, along with anyone curious about America just before the First World War.
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Meet an ordinary boy who cannot sit still. Sinclair Lewis published The Trail of the Hawk in 1915. It follows Carl Ericson, the son of a Norwegian carpenter in the small Minnesota town of Joralemon, from a muddy back yard in 1893 to the years of the First World War. Carl works as a lineman, a hobo, an actor and a mine hand. Then he learns to fly and becomes the champion everyone calls Hawk. Lewis writes with humor and a sharp eye for snobbery, and one question runs through every chapter: what is a good life for someone who cannot sit still?
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- 1A backyard general runs awayFree
- 2Restless at sixteen, Carl wants more
- 3A college teacher sparks a revolt
- 4Carl chooses conscience and leaves Plato
- 5Years on the road teach him nerve
- 6Flying makes Hawk Ericson a hero
- 7New York offers him two very different women
- 8Freedom and belonging pull against each other
- 9How Lewis tells the tale
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A backyard general runs away
The story opens in October 1893. Carl is eight, and he is punished with a woodpile. He turns nails into an army led by General Door-Hinge. The narrator calls him the true typical American of his time, the son of a carpenter who crossed the sea in steerage.
Gertie is ten, well dressed and sure of herself. Carl proposes that they run away to San Francisco, and she follows him along the railroad track.
Night falls, and a drunken farmer chases them with a pitchfork. They find shelter with Bone Stillman, a lonely farmer who reads and talks to his dog. He feeds them, tells Carl that no outside force can truly harm him, and drives them home. Years later Carl sees that night as his first push toward the great world.
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Questions about La traccia del falco
What is The Trail of the Hawk about?
It follows Carl Ericson, a Minnesota carpenter's son, from boyhood through college, odd jobs, and early aviation to marriage prospects in New York. The novel asks how a restless person can find a life that still leaves room for adventure.
Who is Hawk Ericson?
Hawk is the nickname given to Carl Ericson after a newspaper called him the New Hawk of the Birdmen following his first solo flight at the Bagby flying school. It stays with him through his racing career.
Is The Trail of the Hawk a true story?
No, it is a novel, though Lewis weaves in real events and people from early aviation, such as the Belmont Park meet of 1910 and fliers like Lincoln Beachey, to give Carl's story a convincing setting.
When was The Trail of the Hawk written and where is it set?
Sinclair Lewis published it in 1915. The story moves through Minnesota, Chicago, Virginia, New York, Panama, Mexico, and California, covering roughly 1893 to 1915, so you get a wide tour of the country.
Is The Trail of the Hawk easy to follow?
Yes, the story moves in short chapters with lively dialogue, comic scenes, and a clear hero. Each new job or city brings fresh characters, so the plot is easy to track and enjoy.