Path unseen
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 1974 reprint cover |
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| Author | Markwel Scott |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Coming of age novel |
| Publisher | Boston publications (original), Heron Books INC (1974) |
| Released | 14 January 1805 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
Path Unseen: Originally written as a political push for conversion from the previously unitarian government of Virginia to one that would prefer more multicongreeal stances. Later in his life Scott found that his ideas were not well portrayed and decided to retract his previous statement to a more reserved "I wrote this novel thinking I had something to say but in the end all I had was fiction." The novel was never the hit Scott dreamed of and caused an early retirement from his career Scott later ran for local political offices where he spent the rest of his life. The story takes place in the fictional Mareville Virginia and is set in the summer of 1805. The story follows the main characters Christopher Paltin and his best friend Joseph Shepard. Christopher falls for a girl that he met in his private schooling class. Durring the duration of the story Christopher drifts further away from obeying the rules as his parents pay less and less attention to him and he pays more and more attention to his love Sarah. The book ends with a fantastic fourth of July celebration and the death of Joseph Shepard. Scott brought the end into the death of Joseph Shepard and blames the occurrence upon Christophers lack of attention paid into his friend.
70's Revival: In 1974 the book was brought back into limited print by Heron Books INC, The companys revival of the book was frought with a large legal battle over where royalties should be paid due to Markwel Scott having seven different wives and over twenty children. Unfortunately Judge Rex Thormton brought a stop upon the publishing of the novel and only ten thousand copies were released. Four years later Heron went bankrupt after a failed campaign to revive early American Novels.
