 First edition | |
| Author | Sinclair Lewis |
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| Illustrator | Frontispiece by Norman P. Rockwell |
| Cover artist | Norman P. Rockwell |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
Publication date | 1915 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
The Trail of the Hawk: A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life is a 1915 novel by Sinclair Lewis.
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The story follows the life of Carl Ericson as he grows up and matures. He has to face the choice of either going to his town college, to a private school with a childhood friend, or live in the wilderness with his older friend, who had a cottage in the middle of the forest.
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