Project Gutenberg 2010-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 97 Otis, James 1848 1912 Kaler, James Otis Orton, James K. Dick in the Desert Produced by David Edwards, Larry B. Harrison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Dick in the Desert" by James Otis is a children's adventure novel written in the early 1890s. The narrative follows a young boy named Dick Stevens as he embarks on a perilous journey across the harsh desert landscape of Nevada, motivated by a desire to save his injured father. The story highlights themes of bravery, survival, and family loyalty as Dick faces numerous challenges in his quest to bring back medical aid for his father. The plot begins with Dick and his family in a desperate situation, having already suffered hardships during their attempts to find a home in the wilderness. After his father accidentally injures himself while hunting, Dick takes it upon himself to traverse the treacherous Smoke Creek Desert on foot to fetch a doctor. Along the way, he encounters a sandstorm that nearly proves fatal but is ultimately rescued by two miners who help him reach the town of Antelope Spring. There, he manages to procure medical supplies for his father and earns the admiration of the townsfolk for his bravery and resourcefulness. Upon returning to his family, Dick proves instrumental not just in obtaining the help his father needs, but also in securing a new life for them all in Antelope Spring, turning their fortunes around. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Natural history -- Juvenile fiction Deserts -- Juvenile fiction Nevada -- Juvenile fiction Sick -- Juvenile fiction Sandstorms -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 140375 140383 2024-09-13T10:53:50.009521 2023-09-14T05:15:54.547547 text/html text/html 138443 2010-03-08T09:00:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 265022 2010-03-08T09:00:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 315998 2024-09-13T10:53:55.900545 application/epub+zip 317458 2024-09-13T10:53:52.608513 application/epub+zip 99157 2024-09-13T10:53:50.570563 application/epub+zip 427744 2024-09-13T10:53:58.458501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410519 2024-09-13T10:53:55.268527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193271 2022-09-14T13:11:45.709678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120848 120639 2024-09-13T10:53:49.550548 2023-09-14T05:15:54.121537 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 120746 2010-03-08T09:00:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45358 2010-03-08T09:00:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 120737 2010-03-08T09:00:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45340 2010-03-08T09:00:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22464 2024-09-13T10:53:58.586527 application/rdf+xml 12282 2024-09-13T10:53:51.898543 image/jpeg 3128 2024-09-13T10:53:51.722536 image/jpeg 312427 2024-09-13T10:53:50.037526 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 Prentice, Harry en.wikipedia