Project Gutenberg 2004-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 86 Theiss, Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) 1878 1963 Merrill, Frank T. 1848 1923 Merrill, F. T. Merrill, Frank Thayer The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol Or, The Story of a Young Wireless Amateur Who Made Good as a Fire Patrol Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol" by Lewis E. Theiss is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Charley Russell, a senior in high school who is passionate about wireless technology and the great outdoors, as he navigates the challenges of transitioning into adulthood and responsibilities while maintaining his love for nature and the forests of Pennsylvania. At the start of the book, we meet Charley in his workshop, contemplating his future as he prepares for a fishing trip with his friend Lew Heinsling. They dream of building a boat but soon face the harsh realities of high lumber prices that crush their plans. Instead, they decide to camp in the mountains to enjoy nature and fish. This opening chapter sets up Charley's internal conflict regarding his desire for freedom and adventure in the woods versus the inevitable expectations to work in his father's factory to help with the family finances. The two boys’ enthusiasm for their trip foreshadows the adventures and challenges they will encounter as they experience the beauty of the forest and confront the devastating consequences of forest fires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Forest fires -- Prevention and control -- Juvenile fiction Radio operators -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Technology Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Fiction 503192 503190 2024-10-06T04:56:00.390957 2023-10-06T06:48:58.870174 text/html text/html 502127 2020-12-15T05:42:09 text/html; charset=utf-8 630586 2020-12-15T05:42:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 832879 2024-10-06T04:56:10.735939 application/epub+zip 831481 2024-10-06T04:56:04.098961 application/epub+zip 281553 2024-10-06T04:56:02.646945 application/epub+zip 752411 2024-10-06T04:56:15.828862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 718734 2024-10-06T04:56:09.774936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352171 2022-09-06T22:45:10.904753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485857 485835 2024-10-06T04:55:59.632973 2023-10-06T06:48:58.244169 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 485757 2020-12-15T05:42:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 177664 2020-12-15T05:42:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 485753 2020-12-15T05:42:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177641 2020-12-15T05:42:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22529 2024-10-06T04:56:15.970869 application/rdf+xml 16060 2024-10-06T04:56:03.212948 image/jpeg 3755 2024-10-06T04:56:02.927948 image/jpeg 708440 2024-10-06T04:56:00.443958 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