Project Gutenberg 2009-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 65 Otis, James 1848 1912 Kaler, James Otis Orton, James K. Down the Slope Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Down the Slope" by James Otis is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story focuses on Fred Byram, a young breaker boy who begins work in a coal mine, facing adversity and bullying from his peers. As he navigates the harsh realities of working conditions and the dangers posed by a group known as the "regulators," Fred showcases determination and resilience. The opening of the book introduces Fred as he starts his first day at the mine. He quickly encounters Sam Thorpe, another youth who warns him about the rough nature of the boys in this workplace. Fred learns about the exploitative dynamics in the mine, specifically the unwritten rule among the boys that new employees must pay 'footing' or face physical harassment. When Fred refuses to comply, he is bullied, beaten, and eventually thrown into an abandoned mine shaft by Skip Miller and his gang. As the story unfolds, readers are drawn into Fred's struggles against the mob mentality of his peers and the looming threat of danger underground, amplifying the tension and sense of urgency as Fred grapples with survival and courage in the face of fear. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Coal mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction Wealth -- Juvenile fiction Mine accidents -- Juvenile fiction Land titles -- Juvenile fiction Detectives -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 462678 462668 2024-10-12T11:04:17.137435 2023-09-12T13:17:25.907390 text/html text/html 467360 2021-01-05T00:47:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1028078 2021-01-05T00:47:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1050322 2024-10-12T11:04:25.610417 application/epub+zip 1054855 2024-10-12T11:04:18.735456 application/epub+zip 240627 2024-10-12T11:04:17.814445 application/epub+zip 1226648 2024-10-12T11:04:30.669381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1180125 2024-10-12T11:04:24.693414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368419 2022-09-13T10:41:18.158003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412157 412046 2024-10-12T11:04:14.881460 2023-09-12T13:17:24.004424 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 412030 2021-01-05T00:47:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150469 2021-01-05T00:47:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 412021 2021-01-05T00:47:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150450 2021-01-05T00:47:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23614 2024-10-12T11:04:30.818366 application/rdf+xml 21737 2024-10-12T11:04:18.146422 image/jpeg 3461 2024-10-12T11:04:18.056436 image/jpeg 1030163 2024-10-12T11:04:17.219454 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 More titles under Prentice, Harry