Project Gutenberg 2005-02-14 Public domain in the USA. 81 Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) 1862 1919 Altsheler, Joseph Alexander Altsheler, J. A. (Joseph Alexander) The Free Rangers: A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. "The free rangers," while an independent story in itself, continues the fortunes of the two boys and their comrades who were the central characters in "The young trailers," "The forest runners," "The keepers of the trail," and "The eyes of the woods." Produced by Kentuckiana Digital Library, David Garcia, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.(www.pgdp.net) "The Free Rangers: A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi" by Joseph A. Altsheler is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story chronicles the adventures of a group of young frontiersmen as they navigate the challenges and dangers of the untamed wilderness along the Mississippi River. The main characters include Shif'less Sol, a resourceful and cunning woodsman, and his companions, Henry Ware, Tom Ross, and Paul Cotter, who each bring their unique skills to the group. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to Shif'less Sol, a young man deeply connected to the natural world and living in harmony with the wilderness. As he traverses the forest, he is actively preparing for an adventure linked to a larger purpose. Soon, he is joined by other young men who share a brave spirit and commitment to their mission, which is hinted to be a substantial undertaking against threats to their settlements. The opening sets the stage for a tale filled with exploration, camaraderie, and impending conflict, as the boys plan to confront both natural challenges and the potential violence posed by their enemies in the wilderness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mississippi River -- Juvenile fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 555581 2024-10-07T03:45:03.384294 2023-09-07T05:50:51.146024 text/html text/html 574393 2020-12-14T02:56:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 317593 2020-12-14T02:56:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 420717 2024-10-07T03:45:14.123341 application/epub+zip 428354 2024-10-07T03:45:07.369285 application/epub+zip 278084 2024-10-07T03:45:05.891290 application/epub+zip 752394 2024-10-07T03:45:19.415240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 725040 2024-10-07T03:45:13.115245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461603 2022-09-07T19:42:10.398827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532198 532087 2024-10-07T03:45:01.831351 2023-09-07T05:50:50.035025 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 531888 2020-12-14T02:56:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 197490 2020-12-14T02:56:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 531880 2020-12-14T02:56:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 197444 2020-12-14T02:56:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22473 2024-10-07T03:45:19.582215 application/rdf+xml 23795 2024-10-07T03:45:06.458399 image/jpeg 4566 2024-10-07T03:45:06.170328 image/jpeg 410011 2024-10-07T03:45:03.442313 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