# Conquest of Canaan

An audiobook by Booth Tarkington, read by LibriVox volunteers (9 h 15 min, English).

Small town middle America in early 1900's---Ne'er-do-well Joe Louden loves daughter of wealthy judge, from afar---leaves town, goes to law school--returns to scandalize all by defending impossible cases---wins over town. Story of small town mores, social inequity, changing times, honor and greed. Summary by Bob Rollins.

[Listen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/11863)
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