Project Gutenberg 2007-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 64 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael Silver Lake Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Silver Lake" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Robin Gore, a skilled hunter, who has recently moved his family into the wilderness of America seeking freedom from the constraints of civilization. Accompanied by his wife, children, and companions, Robin's adventures unfold as they adapt to their new surroundings and face challenges, including a possible conflict with a local tribe. The opening of the book introduces Robin Gore and his family in their new home, "Fort Enterprise," where they are settling into a life of self-sufficiency amidst the harsh conditions of winter. Robin, along with his nephew Walter and son Roy, embarks on a hunting expedition, highlighting their preparation and resilience in the wilderness. The narrative also introduces Wapaw, a starving Indian who is determined to reach the fort, setting up a suspenseful storyline about the intersecting fates of the settlers and the native tribes. This beginning establishes the themes of perseverance, survival, and the complexities of cultural interactions in an untamed landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction Survival skills -- Juvenile fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction Missing children -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 248012 248013 2024-10-09T11:41:52.616414 2023-09-10T03:53:46.723017 text/html text/html 253476 2007-06-06T15:01:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 89177 2007-06-06T15:01:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 163728 2024-10-09T11:42:00.142350 application/epub+zip 166211 2024-10-09T11:41:55.801397 application/epub+zip 160273 2024-10-09T11:41:54.445400 application/epub+zip 299662 2024-10-09T11:42:03.151366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290351 2024-10-09T11:41:59.208373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254299 2022-09-10T08:49:58.420619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230408 230383 2024-10-09T11:41:52.072425 2023-09-10T03:53:46.206998 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 230321 2007-06-06T15:01:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89258 2007-06-06T15:01:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21144 2024-10-09T11:42:03.282340 application/rdf+xml 12763 2024-10-09T11:41:54.997380 image/jpeg 3357 2024-10-09T11:41:54.721395 image/jpeg 158129 2024-10-09T11:41:52.639400 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