Project Gutenberg 2009-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 61 Finnemore, John 1863 1915 Finnemore, J. (John) The Wolf Patrol: A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Produced by Al Haines "The Wolf Patrol: A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts" by John Finnemore is a historical fiction novel written in the early 20th century. This story revolves around the adventures of a group of schoolboys who form a Boy Scout patrol inspired by the teachings of Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell. With themes of camaraderie, bravery, and fair play, it focuses on the characters Dick Elliott and Chippy Slynn as they navigate their relationships and challenges in the context of scouting. At the start of the story, we are introduced to the setting of Bardon, where a fierce rivalry exists between the boys of the Grammar School and the "wharf-rats" of Skinner's Hole. The narrative captures one of their skirmishes, known as a 'slug,' emphasizing their competitive spirits and playful aggression. Meanwhile, Chippy, the leader of the wharf-rats, becomes intrigued by scouting after accidentally discovering a book by Baden-Powell. As the story unfolds, Dick and his friends decide to establish the Wolf Patrol and engage in various scouting activities, setting the stage for future teamwork and personal growth among the characters. Chippy's desire to pursue scouting also introduces potential for friendship and collaboration between the rival groups. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Boy Scouts -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 536120 524949 2024-09-13T07:12:49.238358 2023-09-13T11:56:46.823784 text/html text/html 515312 2021-01-05T23:42:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 256357 2021-01-05T23:42:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 325572 2024-09-13T07:12:57.773320 application/epub+zip 334550 2024-09-13T07:12:51.018309 application/epub+zip 260662 2024-09-13T07:12:49.972288 application/epub+zip 588890 2024-09-13T07:13:02.734227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565273 2024-09-13T07:12:56.914356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442424 2022-09-14T08:34:31.259626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474980 474976 2024-09-13T07:12:47.655324 2023-09-13T11:56:45.225770 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 474756 2021-01-05T23:42:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178765 2021-01-05T23:42:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18295 2024-09-13T07:13:02.869255 application/rdf+xml 18395 2024-09-13T07:12:50.338311 image/jpeg 4245 2024-09-13T07:12:50.153297 image/jpeg 315743 2024-09-13T07:12:49.286309 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