Project Gutenberg 2009-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 85 Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend) 1827 1916 Trowbridge, J.T. Trowbridge, John Townsend The Young Surveyor; Or, Jack on the Prairies Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Young Surveyor; Or, Jack on the Prairies" by J. T. Trowbridge is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young land surveyor named Jack as he navigates the challenges of working in the developing prairies of Northern Illinois, from locating section corners to encountering quirky characters in rural America. As he embarks on his journey, readers will likely be drawn into Jack’s adventures, showcasing themes of personal growth, responsibility, and the quirks of frontier life. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Jack, a young surveyor who arrives at the home of Mr. Wiggett, a local landowner, to assist him in finding a lost section corner on his property. The scene is set with a humorous portrayal of rural life, illustrated by Jack's interaction with the old man and his family, which includes a lively dog and children. As Jack begins his work, he demonstrates both enthusiasm and skill in surveying, while facing the challenges of the untamed prairies and the personalities he encounters. This opening lays the groundwork for a story filled with rural charm, adventure, and the everyday trials of a boy stepping into manhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Country life -- Juvenile fiction Surveyors -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 396379 396458 2024-10-12T10:58:19.104803 2023-09-12T13:12:50.359568 text/html text/html 398381 2021-01-05T00:45:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 786206 2021-01-05T00:45:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 797094 2024-10-12T10:58:25.865771 application/epub+zip 802230 2024-10-12T10:58:20.189769 application/epub+zip 184986 2024-10-12T10:58:19.645786 application/epub+zip 946729 2024-10-12T10:58:30.754734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 904878 2024-10-12T10:58:25.303748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291372 2022-09-13T10:34:25.343092 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366020 365816 2024-10-12T10:58:17.604776 2023-09-12T13:12:49.096541 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 365824 2021-01-05T00:45:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 141388 2021-01-05T00:45:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 365823 2021-01-05T00:45:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141367 2021-01-05T00:45:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22226 2024-10-12T10:58:30.985706 application/rdf+xml 13984 2024-10-12T10:58:19.781777 image/jpeg 2387 2024-10-12T10:58:19.739767 image/jpeg 789299 2024-10-12T10:58:19.192788 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