Project Gutenberg 2004-07-03 Public domain in the USA. 161 Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving) 1868 1922 Hancock, Harrie Irving Dick Prescott's Fourth Year at West Point Or, Ready to Drop the Gray for Shoulder Straps Produced by Jim Ludwig "Dick Prescott's Fourth Year at West Point" by H. Irving Hancock is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story follows Cadet Richard Prescott, now a first-classman at the United States Military Academy, as he encounters the trials and tribulations of military training, camaraderie, and class politics during his final year before graduation. The narrative centers around Prescott's character as a leader and how his adherence to duty and principles leads to conflict, particularly with Cadet Jordan, who seeks revenge after being reported for his indolence. The opening of the novel sets the stage for Prescott's leadership during a military engineering exercise, where he is challenged by the lazy conduct of his classmate Jordan. As Prescott assigns duties for constructing a pontoon bridge, he faces both logistical challenges and personal rivalries. Tensions rise as Jordan's resentment leads to a series of retaliatory schemes against Prescott, culminating in class divisions and an official silence imposed by their classmates. The narrative provides insight into cadet life, leadership responsibilities, and themes of honor and loyalty, while hinting at further conflicts as the class navigates the challenges of military discipline and personal relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en College stories United States Military Academy -- Juvenile fiction Military cadets -- United States -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 340644 340596 2024-09-06T04:37:47.918686 2023-10-06T06:43:32.941392 text/html text/html 340637 340589 2024-09-06T04:37:48.129670 2023-10-06T06:43:33.130400 text/html text/html 173534 2024-09-06T04:37:54.493624 application/epub+zip 178110 2024-09-06T04:37:49.601649 application/epub+zip 178109 2024-09-06T04:37:48.709667 application/epub+zip 377549 2024-09-06T04:37:58.206631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344255 2024-09-06T04:37:53.791635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363260 2022-09-06T22:36:38.846061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291959 291954 2024-09-06T04:37:47.585658 2023-10-06T06:43:32.644430 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 291892 2020-12-15T04:50:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108541 2020-12-15T04:50:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18060 2024-09-06T04:37:58.339590 application/rdf+xml 15339 2024-09-06T04:37:49.063648 image/jpeg 3513 2024-09-06T04:37:48.886652 image/jpeg 172642 2024-09-06T04:37:48.157676 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia