Project Gutenberg 2007-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 59 Boone, Silas K. Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys : $b or, The Birch Bark Lodge Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys: or The Birch Bark Lodge" by Silas K. Boone is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a group of four adventurous boys—Phil, Lub, Raymond (X-Ray), and Ethan—as they embark on a thrilling camping trip in the Adirondacks, drawn by the allure of exploring Phil's mountain estate and the mysterious Lake Surprise. The narrative seems rich with themes of friendship, adventure, and the excitement of outdoor life, particularly in the presence of untamed nature. The opening of the book introduces us to the four friends as they navigate through a rugged wilderness, laden with camping gear and fishing supplies. Their banter sets a light-hearted tone, particularly highlighting Lub's humorous complaints about the arduous trek. As they finally near Lake Surprise, tension arises when they encounter a mother bobcat, which could potentially pose a danger to them. Phil's quick thinking leads to a narrowly averted crisis as they manage to evade the wild animal, showcasing their varying personalities. The boys arrive at their destination only to discover the remnants of previous occupants, creating a sense of mystery and setting the stage for adventure that lies ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22279/22279-h/images/illus-cvr.jpg en Camping -- Juvenile fiction Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 266240 266165 2024-10-09T14:52:08.432540 2023-09-10T06:19:31.757177 text/html text/html 267072 2021-01-02T21:42:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 202196 2021-01-02T21:42:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 193379 2024-10-09T14:52:12.832513 application/epub+zip 195751 2024-10-09T14:52:09.081536 application/epub+zip 146233 2024-10-09T14:52:08.743536 application/epub+zip 292053 2024-10-09T14:52:16.202487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265409 2024-10-09T14:52:12.459531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216356 2022-09-10T12:21:13.430628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237394 237276 2024-10-09T14:52:07.857558 2023-09-10T06:19:31.230187 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 237216 2021-01-02T21:42:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 90763 2021-01-02T21:42:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 237207 2021-01-02T21:42:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90743 2021-01-02T21:42:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21403 2024-10-09T14:52:16.339486 application/rdf+xml 24140 2024-10-09T14:52:08.820534 image/jpeg 3784 2024-10-09T14:52:08.781521 image/jpeg 204566 2024-10-09T14:52:08.462593 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