Project Gutenberg 2008-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 80 Peck, George W. (George Wilbur) 1840 1916 Peck, George Wilbur How Private George W. Peck Put Down the Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Widger "How Private George W. Peck Put Down the Rebellion" by George W. Peck is a humorous account, likely written in the late 19th century, that explores the misadventures of a new recruit during the American Civil War. The narrative follows Private Peck as he shares his experiences, starting from his naive enlistment motivated more by the prospect of a bonus than a true desire to serve. As he describes his clumsy introduction to military life, the book presents a comical perspective on the chaos and absurdity of war. The opening portion of the book sets the stage for Peck's journey as a raw recruit, humorously detailing his confusion over the complexities of military life and the exaggerated tales told by generals in war literature. He enlists with grand expectations of avoiding combat yet finds himself quickly confronted by the grim realities of war, including inadequate living conditions and the sheer unpredictability of his fellow soldiers. The tone is light-hearted, with Peck recounting his first ride on horseback and the humorous misunderstandings that ensue. This chapter establishes Peck’s character as a well-meaning but bumbling recruit who grapples with the absurdities of the military, making it an engaging read for those interested in comedic takes on historical events. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/25492/25492-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Humorous stories Autobiographical fiction War stories United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction Soldiers -- Fiction PS Text US Civil War Children's Book Series Browsing: History - American Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 597224 597277 2024-10-11T05:34:39.369800 2023-09-11T08:46:45.923790 text/html text/html 602907 2021-02-24T22:42:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 4239301 2021-02-24T22:42:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 3663804 2024-10-11T05:34:45.207748 application/epub+zip 3674186 2024-10-11T05:34:40.383788 application/epub+zip 280774 2024-10-11T05:34:39.774780 application/epub+zip 3816122 2024-10-11T05:34:49.356736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3777880 2024-10-11T05:34:44.633803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386754 2022-09-12T04:24:34.536420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533453 2024-10-11T05:34:38.772811 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 533434 2018-02-22T12:11:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 193692 2018-03-20T13:57:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20830 2024-10-11T05:34:49.486740 application/rdf+xml 19356 2024-10-11T05:34:39.862790 image/jpeg 2852 2024-10-11T05:34:39.818780 image/jpeg 4004028 2024-10-11T05:34:39.476851 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