Project Gutenberg 2007-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 85 Eggleston, George Cary 1839 1911 The Big Brother: A Story of Indian War Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by David Garcia, Graeme Mackreth, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Kentuckiana Digital Library (http://kdl.kyvl.org/) "The Big Brother: A Story of Indian War" by George Cary Eggleston is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set during the summer of 1813, the story revolves around the hostilities between American settlers and Creek Indians in the southern United States. The narrative centers around the Hardwicke family, particularly the eldest son, Sam, and his siblings, who find themselves navigating the dangers presented by the brewing conflict. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the backdrop of escalating tensions in the region, as the Creek Indians, incited by external forces and prophetic figures, prepare for brutal warfare against the settlers. The narrative quickly shifts focus to the Hardwicke family, with Sam, the eldest son, characterized as knowledgeable and resourceful. As the initial eruptions of violence unfold, Sam demonstrates his courage and determination to protect his younger siblings, Judith and Tommy, amidst the chaos and terror of their environment. The opening chapters depict the urgency of their situation as they take refuge in a fort, setting the stage for a gripping tale of survival, family loyalty, and the harsh realities of frontier life during wartime. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Canoes and canoeing -- Juvenile fiction Brothers -- Juvenile fiction Creek War, 1813-1814 -- Juvenile fiction Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction Famines -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Native America Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 226408 226144 2024-10-09T07:48:59.647140 2023-09-09T09:51:44.561100 text/html text/html 225217 2007-03-18T18:18:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 324205 2021-01-01T22:04:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 430024 2024-10-09T07:49:06.960083 application/epub+zip 431705 2024-10-09T07:49:02.982115 application/epub+zip 155948 2024-10-09T07:49:01.666111 application/epub+zip 590328 2024-10-09T07:49:09.973082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569708 2024-10-09T07:49:06.052121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240416 2022-09-10T04:30:28.617530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212516 212298 2024-10-09T07:48:59.125147 2023-09-09T09:51:44.140079 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 212061 2021-01-01T22:04:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 80058 2021-01-01T22:04:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 212076 2021-01-01T22:04:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80059 2021-01-01T22:04:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23810 2024-10-09T07:49:10.107046 application/rdf+xml 14461 2024-10-09T07:49:02.265108 image/jpeg 3482 2024-10-09T07:49:01.987119 image/jpeg 403817 2024-10-09T07:48:59.683129 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