Project Gutenberg 2008-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 88 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor Field and Forest; Or, The Fortunes of a Farmer Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain material produced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.) "Field and Forest; Or, The Fortunes of a Farmer" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the late 19th century. This book centers on the adventures of a young boy, Phil Farringford, who is coming of age in the American wilderness, specifically set against the backdrop of the upper Missouri area. As he navigates life in a cabin, he deals with the realities of survival, danger from Native Americans, and the challenges of managing a farm. The opening of the story introduces Phil as a thirteen-year-old boy returning home from a successful fishing trip, only to learn that two Indians have stolen his horses. He interacts with old Matt Rockwood, his guardian, who urges Phil to take action to recover their horses. As events unfold, Phil successfully devises a plan to deal with the drunken Indians and brings the horses back, demonstrating both his courage and the hardship of life on the frontier. The narrative hints at deeper themes as Phil processes his circumstances, including his connection to Matt, who has been a father figure in his life and prepares the reader for the challenges Phil will face as he transitions into adulthood in a tumultuous environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction Farmers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 337223 336084 2024-09-10T12:13:42.958954 2023-09-11T05:32:04.565687 text/html text/html 340449 2008-02-11T15:29:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1002461 2008-02-11T15:30:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1377883 2024-09-10T12:13:48.492893 application/epub+zip 1384305 2024-09-10T12:13:43.795920 application/epub+zip 190444 2024-09-10T12:13:43.359935 application/epub+zip 1500596 2024-09-10T12:13:52.067934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1481650 2024-09-10T12:13:48.070880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291517 2022-08-11T09:02:17.572950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307123 306902 2024-09-10T12:13:41.871933 2023-09-11T05:32:03.571674 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 306935 2008-02-11T15:24:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 110640 2008-02-11T15:30:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 306926 2008-02-11T15:29:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110618 2008-02-11T15:30:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21187 2024-09-10T12:13:52.212872 application/rdf+xml 27508 2024-09-10T12:13:43.442952 image/jpeg 3865 2024-09-10T12:13:43.401919 image/jpeg 1004126 2024-09-10T12:13:43.026914 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 More titles under Ashton, Warren T. en.wikipedia