Project Gutenberg 2010-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 102 Rolt-Wheeler, Francis 1876 1960 Rolt-Wheeler, Francis William The Boy With the U.S. Miners Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Boy With the U.S. Miners" by Francis Rolt-Wheeler is a fictional account written in the early 20th century. The story delves into the adventurous and perilous lives of miners, highlighting both the myths and realities of their work. The narrative appears to focus on a young character named Anton Rover, who grapples with superstitions about the mining world while navigating the dangerous profession alongside older miners like Clem Swinton and Otto. At the start of the book, the dialogue introduces us to the world of coal mining, where the old miner Otto shares tales of "knockers," supernatural creatures believed to inhabit the mines, which Anton half-believes due to his upbringing. The introduction sets a foreboding tone, highlighting the dangers of mining reinforced by Otto’s ominous predictions of accidents. Soon after, the narrative shifts focus to the practical realities of coal mining, as Anton learns from Clem about safety measures amidst superstitions and the camaraderie that exists among miners. The chapter culminates in escalating tension as a disaster strikes, foreshadowing a struggle for survival that will challenge the characters to confront both their fears and the myths surrounding their profession. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32322/32322-h/images/cover.png http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32322/32322-h/images/front.jpg en Adventure stories United States. Bureau of Mines -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 435548 435564 2024-10-13T15:05:20.539717 2023-09-14T07:53:24.833023 text/html text/html 440453 2010-05-10T09:20:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2532336 2010-05-10T09:27:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2596431 2024-10-13T15:05:28.373652 application/epub+zip 2601035 2024-10-13T15:05:22.049719 application/epub+zip 246841 2024-10-13T15:05:21.283706 application/epub+zip 2788086 2024-10-13T15:05:32.947656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2750188 2024-10-13T15:05:27.491673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340489 2022-09-15T04:04:29.495992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383689 2024-10-13T15:05:19.302716 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 383623 2010-05-10T09:20:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 148819 2010-05-10T09:27:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 383541 2010-05-10T09:20:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 148745 2010-05-10T09:27:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 383583 2010-05-10T09:27:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148659 2010-05-10T09:27:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23325 2024-10-13T15:05:33.089697 application/rdf+xml 25152 2024-10-13T15:05:21.381817 image/jpeg 3934 2024-10-13T15:05:21.329704 image/jpeg 2533697 2024-10-13T15:05:20.676700 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 fr.wikipedia