"1865 - 1918" . . . . "United States" . . "\"Seventeen-year-old Ellen's optimistic dream of a bright new century full of hope on New Year's Eve 1899 seems a far cry from the reality of the next 20 years as she and all those close to her fight private and social battles that leave none of their lives unchanged.\"" . . . "Claws of a young century : a novel" . . . . . . . . "1 typescript." . . "Claws of a young century" . "Juvenile works" . . "Fiction" . "Seventeen-year-old Ellen's optimistic dream of a bright new century full of hope on New Year's Eve 1899 seems a far cry from the reality of the next 20 years as she and all those close to her fight private and social battles that leave none of their lives unchanged." .