Project Gutenberg 2006-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 72 Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend) 1827 1916 Trowbridge, J.T. Trowbridge, John Townsend The Drummer Boy Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was made from images produced by the North Carolina History and Fiction Digital Library.) "The Drummer Boy" by J. T. Trowbridge is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows young Frank Manly, a determined boy who wishes to enlist as a drummer boy during the Civil War, against the emotional objections of his family. The narrative explores themes of patriotism, bravery, and personal sacrifice amidst the backdrop of a nation at war. The opening of the novel introduces Frank's heartfelt conversation with his family one autumn evening in 1861, as he expresses his desire to join the fight for the Union. His mother is visibly distressed, fearing for his safety; his sister Helen teases him about his ambition, while his youngest sister, Hattie, an invalid, pleads for him to stay. Despite the family's concerns, Frank stands firm, believing it is his duty to serve his country, especially in light of having a brother who is a traitor. The emotional tension culminates in his mother's eventual consent, not without a promise for Frank to maintain his integrity in the face of battle. As the story progresses, Frank prepares to leave home, filled with both excitement and trepidation, thus setting the stage for his adventures as a soldier. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 439057 438845 2024-10-08T15:58:19.387047 2023-09-09T06:28:12.675063 text/html text/html 449982 2006-12-03T02:42:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 606337 2006-12-03T02:42:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 623951 2024-10-08T15:58:25.565993 application/epub+zip 630087 2024-10-08T15:58:20.220061 application/epub+zip 237572 2024-10-08T15:58:19.791048 application/epub+zip 774449 2024-10-08T15:58:29.896003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 744433 2024-10-08T15:58:25.151994 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354947 2022-08-09T10:07:41.326886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418711 418507 2024-10-08T15:58:17.655077 2023-09-09T06:28:11.466064 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 418608 2006-12-03T02:42:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 161521 2006-12-03T02:42:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 418599 2006-12-03T02:42:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161488 2006-12-03T02:42:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21665 2024-10-08T15:58:30.242971 application/rdf+xml 13684 2024-10-08T15:58:19.872041 image/jpeg 2692 2024-10-08T15:58:19.832055 image/jpeg 616704 2024-10-08T15:58:19.439067 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