Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters is the second in the Glass Family series written by J D Salinger. It was originally published by The New Yorker magazine. Jerome David Salinger (born January 1, 1919) is an American author best known for The Catcher in the Rye, a classic coming-of-age story that has enjoyed enduring popularity since its publication in 1951. ... The New Yorkers first cover, which is reprinted each year on the magazines anniversary. ...

Like many of the other Glass family stories, Raise High is narrated by Buddy Glass, the second of the Glass brothers, and describes Buddy's visit on Army leave (during World War II, in 1942) to attend the wedding of his brother Seymour, and tells of the events that follow the wedding's non-occurrence. Buddy Glass is a fictional character and member of the Glass family featured in many of J. D. Salingers short stories. ... Seymour is the name of several places in the United States of America: Seymour, Connecticut Seymour, Iowa Seymour, Indiana Seymour, Missouri Seymour, Tennessee Seymour, Texas Seymour, Wisconsin A place in Australia: Seymour, Victoria A town in South Africa Seymour, Eastern Cape A supermodel: Seymour, Stephanie This is a disambiguation page...

The eldest Glass brother, Seymour, is not the protagonist of this story, as he is of many others (A Perfect Day for Bananafish, Seymour: An Introduction, Hapworth 16, 1924). Seymour is usually portrayed through the eyes of his writer-brother Buddy, who purports to live in the shadow of his brilliant brother. A Perfect Day for Bananafish is a well known short story written by J. D. Salinger. ... Hapworth 16, 1924 is the youngest of J.D. Salingers Glass Family stories, in the sense that the narrated events happen chronologically before all other Glass stories. ...

The Glass family stories also include Franny and Zooey Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, and Down at the Dinghy, (published together in the collection "Nine Stories" aka "For Esme, with Love and Squalor") Franny and Zooey is a 1961 novel by J. D. Salinger, best known for The Catcher in the Rye. ... Nine Stories (1953) is collection of short stories by American fiction writer J. D. Salinger. ... For Esmé with Love and Squalor is one of the most well known -and most loved- stories of J. D. Salinger. ...