Project Gutenberg 2007-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 82 Stoddard, William O. 1835 1925 Stoddard, W. O. Stoddard, William Osborn Emerson, Chase Emerson, C. Chase Ahead of the Army Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Ahead of the Army" by William O. Stoddard is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set during the Mexican-American War and follows characters such as Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant, who is depicted as a young officer in the American army, and Ned Crawford, a boy caught in the turmoil of this conflict as he travels on a ship bound for Veracruz, carrying contraband supplies for the Mexican forces. The novel immerses readers in the complexities and challenges of war, exploring themes of patriotism, loyalty, and the human experience in the face of conflict. The opening of the book introduces the setting on the Texas coast as Ulysses Grant wakes to the sound of cannon fire, signaling the beginning of significant military action. It highlights the tension and anticipation among the American soldiers who are eager to march into battle. Concurrently, Ned Crawford embarks on his journey aboard the Goshawk, unaware that he is involved in a mission that may pit him against his own country. As he grapples with conflicting loyalties and the realities of war, the narrative sets the stage for a tale of adventure, danger, and personal growth against the backdrop of a nation on the brink of change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 401494 401451 2024-09-10T08:56:37.152733 2023-09-10T12:01:30.675969 text/html text/html 417536 2007-12-05T01:50:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 264563 2007-12-05T01:56:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 331534 2024-09-10T08:56:44.219625 application/epub+zip 335295 2024-09-10T08:56:38.851681 application/epub+zip 210231 2024-09-10T08:56:37.874679 application/epub+zip 507095 2024-09-10T08:56:48.589620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470215 2024-09-10T08:56:43.462648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345861 2022-09-11T06:57:25.287089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359497 359414 2024-09-10T08:56:36.382688 2023-09-10T12:01:29.849985 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 359161 2007-12-05T01:50:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 133157 2007-12-05T01:56:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 359152 2007-12-05T01:50:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133121 2007-12-05T01:56:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20519 2024-09-10T08:56:48.747601 application/rdf+xml 12614 2024-09-10T08:56:38.230651 image/jpeg 3368 2024-09-10T08:56:38.051663 image/jpeg 312457 2024-09-10T08:56:37.195691 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