Project Gutenberg 2004-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 48 Shaler, Robert The Boy Scouts of the Geological Survey Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jim Ludwig "The Boy Scouts of the Geological Survey" by Robert Shaler is an adventurous tale likely crafted in the early 20th century. This novel follows a young boy named Ralph Kenyon, who, after becoming the head of his household due to his father’s passing, engages in various outdoor pursuits while juggling responsibilities on their farm. The story captures Ralph's attempts to secure funding for his mother's medical needs through hunting and trapping, leading him into encounters with a cast of characters that includes scouts and rivals in a quest that combines his love for nature with elements of mystery and conflict. The opening of the narrative introduces Ralph on a typical day's exploration, where he reflects on his responsibilities and dreams for the future. In a moment of serendipity, Ralph discovers a lost treasure that propels the plot forward, and shortly after, he meets a man named Bill Terrill, who brings news about a dispute over land boundaries that threatens Ralph's family farm. As Ralph’s dream of studying mining engineering hangs in the balance, he encounters challenges that include a potential struggle against Silas Perkins, a neighbor with dubious motives. This combination of personal stakes and the camaraderie of the scouting world sets the tone for a story filled with adventure, friendship, and the push towards achieving one's dreams against the odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mystery and detective stories Boy Scouts of America -- Juvenile fiction Surveying -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 171104 171048 2024-10-06T05:27:09.154692 2023-10-06T07:13:15.185972 text/html text/html 171097 171041 2024-10-06T05:27:09.383911 2023-10-06T07:13:15.334982 text/html text/html 140644 2024-10-06T05:27:15.641643 application/epub+zip 143083 2024-10-06T05:27:12.274757 application/epub+zip 131209 2024-10-06T05:27:11.138671 application/epub+zip 296930 2024-10-06T05:27:18.138643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279010 2024-10-06T05:27:14.882684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248818 2022-09-06T23:20:39.052740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150615 150610 2024-10-06T05:27:08.872668 2023-10-06T07:13:14.983969 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 150460 2020-12-15T07:40:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59957 2020-12-15T07:40:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19437 2024-10-06T05:27:19.724647 application/rdf+xml 15397 2024-10-06T05:27:11.670653 image/jpeg 3708 2024-10-06T05:27:11.403654 image/jpeg 138864 2024-10-06T05:27:09.399687 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