Project Gutenberg 2010-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 86 Otis, James 1848 1912 Kaler, James Otis Orton, James K. Bridgman, L. J. (Lewis Jesse) 1857 1931 Bridgman, Lewis Jesse Bridgeman, Lewis Jesse 10014150 The Minute Boys of Boston Produced by David Edwards, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Minute Boys of Boston" by James Otis is a historical fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a group of young boys in Boston during the American Revolutionary period, specifically focusing on a character named Luke Wright as he joins his friends Archie and Silas in their commitment to the colonial cause against British rule. The novel explores themes of courage, friendship, and the spirit of rebellion, demonstrating how the youth of the time played their part in the struggle for independence. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Luke Wright, a fifteen-year-old boy reflecting on his experiences in Boston amidst escalating tensions with British soldiers. Luke and his friends, inspired by the actions of their fathers, feel compelled to take a stand against the oppressive rule of General Gage. They declare themselves the "Minute Boys of Boston" and undertake significant missions, such as delivering messages to military leaders and planning a potential resistance. The opening chapter sets the tone for adventure and camaraderie, inviting readers to witness the boys' determined efforts to assist in the burgeoning fight for freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32723/32723-h/images/frontis.jpg en United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 594368 594375 2024-09-14T04:21:33.976994 2023-09-14T09:17:25.290840 text/html text/html 599334 2021-01-06T17:37:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1171873 2021-01-06T17:37:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1236590 2024-09-14T04:21:42.989956 application/epub+zip 1243429 2024-09-14T04:21:36.059993 application/epub+zip 278553 2024-09-14T04:21:34.902048 application/epub+zip 1465010 2024-09-14T04:21:48.223924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1420290 2024-09-14T04:21:41.998977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456942 2022-09-15T06:01:13.202299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553082 552869 2024-09-14T04:21:32.714012 2023-09-14T09:17:24.069867 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 552942 2021-01-06T17:37:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 197799 2021-01-06T17:37:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19444 2024-09-14T04:21:48.394992 application/rdf+xml 13642 2024-09-14T04:21:35.275001 image/jpeg 3927 2024-09-14T04:21:35.089036 image/jpeg 1221698 2024-09-14T04:21:34.063009 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