Project Gutenberg 2010-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 75 Carter, Herbert, active 1909-1917 The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods; Or, The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods; Or, The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol" by Herbert Carter is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows a group of young Boy Scouts from Cranford, New York, as they embark on a canoe trip through the Maine woods, full of challenges and learning experiences. The main characters include ambitious scout Giraffe, who is determined to master the skill of fire-making, and Thad Brewster, the scoutmaster, who leads his patrol with insight and care. At the start of the adventure, the Silver Fox Patrol is paddling down the Aroostook River, where they engage in playful banter as they discuss fire-making techniques. Giraffe has made a bet with his friend Bumpus that he can start a fire using a traditional South Sea Island method, which has thus far eluded him. The opening chapters introduce the camaraderie among the scouts while hinting at underlying tensions related to a notorious poacher in the area named Cale Martin. As Jim, the Maine guide, reveals that he has a complicated history with this figure, the stage is set for potential conflict and excitement in their wilderness expedition. The narrative combines themes of friendship, adventure, and the struggles of learning new skills, making it appealing for young readers and those interested in outdoor adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Boy Scouts -- Juvenile fiction Maine -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 384560 384559 2024-10-13T10:20:55.883689 2023-09-14T04:06:05.039995 text/html text/html 398906 2021-01-06T05:36:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 212634 2021-01-06T05:36:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 331753 2024-10-13T10:21:05.567648 application/epub+zip 334740 2024-10-13T10:21:00.081700 application/epub+zip 210052 2024-10-13T10:20:58.573696 application/epub+zip 627401 2024-10-13T10:21:09.813632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 588682 2024-10-13T10:21:04.465642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294801 2022-09-14T11:38:12.372116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346036 345952 2024-10-13T10:20:54.847713 2023-09-14T04:06:04.271024 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 345773 2021-01-06T05:36:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133522 2021-01-06T05:36:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19503 2024-10-13T10:21:09.944619 application/rdf+xml 25488 2024-10-13T10:20:59.131690 image/jpeg 4707 2024-10-13T10:20:58.849669 image/jpeg 316964 2024-10-13T10:20:55.920761 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 Rathborne, St. George