Project Gutenberg 2004-11-07 Public domain in the USA. 80 Bird, Robert Montgomery 1806 1854 Bird, R. M. (Robert Montgomery) Bird, Robert M. (Robert Montgomery) Lee, Sheppard Nick of the Woods; Or, Adventures of Prairie Life Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Olaf Voss, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Nick of the Woods; Or, Adventures of Prairie Life" by Robert Montgomery Bird is a historical novel likely written in the early 19th century. Set against the backdrop of 1782 Kentucky, the book examines the complexities of frontier life, highlighting the interactions between settlers and Native Americans, as well as the struggles of individual characters as they navigate this rugged landscape. The story focuses on young Roland Forrester, who journeys into the wilderness with his cousin Edith, seeking a new home after the tragedies of their past. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to a large group of emigrants that arrives in a Kentucky settlement, greeted with military-style order, reflecting the constant threat imposed by the local Native American tribes. Among the emigrants, Roland and Edith Forrester stand out—Roland is a battle-hardened young officer, while Edith is youthful and hopeful. Their dynamic reveals a shared history of loss but also hints at burgeoning new beginnings. As they interact with the local settlers and confront the harsh realities of frontier life, various characters, including the eccentric Captain Stackpole and the mysterious figure known as Nick of the Woods, are unveiled, setting the stage for a tale that intertwines adventure, kinship, and the moral dilemmas of survival in a volatile environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Frontier and pioneer life -- Kentucky -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 827580 827417 2024-10-06T10:42:12.419285 2023-10-06T11:18:43.916386 text/html text/html 827573 827410 2024-10-06T10:42:12.741276 2023-10-06T11:18:44.138423 text/html text/html 406292 2024-10-06T10:42:23.836195 application/epub+zip 419692 2024-10-06T10:42:16.606261 application/epub+zip 385836 2024-10-06T10:42:15.227263 application/epub+zip 769174 2024-10-06T10:42:30.093170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 722029 2024-10-06T10:42:22.902234 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 679785 2022-09-07T13:54:15.633102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 789703 789615 2024-10-06T10:42:11.890254 2023-10-06T11:18:43.513371 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 789311 2020-12-18T15:02:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 300474 2020-12-18T15:02:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19383 2024-10-06T10:42:30.221153 application/rdf+xml 21500 2024-10-06T10:42:15.771242 image/jpeg 4655 2024-10-06T10:42:15.498255 image/jpeg 401186 2024-10-06T10:42:12.815298 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