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 Project Gutenberg 2011-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 117 Patchin, Frank Gee 1861 1925 Patchin, Frank Glines The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali; Or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze The Pony Rider Boys, number 5 Produced by Al Haines "The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali; Or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze" by Frank Gee Patchin is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. This book continues the escapades of the Pony Rider Boys, a group of adventurous young friends, as they journey through the enigmatic Nevada desert under the guidance of a plainsman named Tom Parry. The narrative follows their explorations and encounters with the unique challenges presented by the rugged desert terrain. The opening of the story introduces the boys as they make their way toward the desert, their spirits high despite the foreboding heat and the mysterious beauty of their surroundings. Tom Parry, the skilled guide, shares his concerns about potential storms and teaches the boys to read the desert's signs. The group exchanges playful banter, hints at previous adventures, and exhibits a mixture of excitement and apprehension about what lies ahead. As they encounter their first challenges, including a tragicomic incident involving one of the boys falling into an alkali sink, the stage is set for the unpredictable adventures that await them in the treacherous but alluring desert. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36423/36423-h/images/img-cover.jpg en Horsemanship -- Juvenile fiction Deserts -- Juvenile fiction Nevada -- Juvenile fiction Alkali lands -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 343956 338068 2024-09-15T11:31:42.989048 2023-09-16T05:16:37.441941 text/html text/html 331367 2021-01-07T20:38:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 490714 2021-01-07T20:38:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 506654 2024-09-15T11:31:48.578000 application/epub+zip 512259 2024-09-15T11:31:43.675082 application/epub+zip 194631 2024-09-15T11:31:43.302027 application/epub+zip 623338 2024-09-15T11:31:52.139981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608901 2024-09-15T11:31:48.157009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291544 2022-09-16T15:24:11.459902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297034 297030 2024-09-15T11:31:41.647065 2023-09-16T05:16:36.154939 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 296833 2021-01-07T20:38:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 109699 2021-01-07T20:38:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 296823 2021-01-07T20:38:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 109676 2021-01-07T20:38:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20890 2024-09-15T11:31:52.304967 application/rdf+xml 19954 2024-09-15T11:31:43.397021 image/jpeg 3041 2024-09-15T11:31:43.350011 image/jpeg 492344 2024-09-15T11:31:43.029050 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia