Young and restless Nick Adams, the only son of a domineering mother and a weak but noble doctor father, leaves his rural Michigan home to embark on an eventful cross-country journey. He is touched and affected by his encounters with a punch-drunk ex-boxer, a sympathetic telegrapher, and an alcoholic advanceman for a burlesque show. After failing to get a job as reporter in New York, he enlists in the Italian army during World War I as an ambulance driver. His camaraderie with fellow soldiers and a romance with a nurse he meets after being wounded propel him to manhood.

Nick Adams

Carolyn

Contessa

Mr. Turner

Billy Campbell

Telegrapher

Bugs

Dr. Henry Adams

Major Padula

The Battler

Rosanna

Mrs. Helen Adams

John

Brakeman

City Editor

Rosanna's Father

Eddy Boulton

Mayor

Joe Boulton

George
July 25, 1962

Nick Adams

Carolyn

Contessa

Mr. Turner

Billy Campbell

Telegrapher

Bugs

Dr. Henry Adams

Major Padula

The Battler

Rosanna

Mrs. Helen Adams

John

Brakeman

City Editor

Rosanna's Father

Eddy Boulton

Mayor

Joe Boulton

George
