Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 56 Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn 1857 1948 Lin, Frank Horn, Gertrude Franklin The Valiant Runaways Produced by Judy Boss. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Valiant Runaways" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story follows the adventures of young Roldan Castanada, a spirited Californian boy from a wealthy family, who faces the impending threat of conscription into the army. Unwilling to give up his freedom and indulge in the monotony of barrack life, Roldan decides to run away with his friend Adan Pardo, embarking on a journey filled with danger and excitement as they attempt to evade the soldiers. At the start of the book, Roldan is introduced as he grapples with the news of conscription that has disrupted his carefree life at Rancho Los Palos Verdes. Distraught and determined, he devises a plan to escape his fate, recruiting Adan to join him. The boys set off on a series of thrilling escapades, including a narrow escape from a bear and a heart-pounding river crossing. Their journey quickly leads them into encounters with various characters and challenges, setting the stage for their adventures in the wilderness of California as they seek freedom from governmental obligation and the thrill of life on the run. The engaging opening establishes themes of friendship, bravery, and rebellion, enticing readers eager for a tale of youthful adventure and camaraderie. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en California -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 305251 301359 2024-10-02T09:37:41.270566 2023-10-02T08:34:33.739929 text/html text/html 296162 2021-01-08T22:44:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 110469 2021-01-08T22:44:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 193505 2024-10-02T09:37:48.954535 application/epub+zip 197916 2024-10-02T09:37:44.394562 application/epub+zip 186654 2024-10-02T09:37:43.144605 application/epub+zip 360843 2024-10-02T09:37:52.228521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348428 2024-10-02T09:37:48.060546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320382 2022-09-02T11:21:24.861239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279672 279639 2024-10-02T09:37:40.531600 2023-10-02T08:34:33.110941 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 279515 2021-01-08T22:44:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108028 2021-01-08T22:44:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19656 2024-10-02T09:37:52.353500 application/rdf+xml 14434 2024-10-02T09:37:43.708578 image/jpeg 3517 2024-10-02T09:37:43.415549 image/jpeg 192286 2024-10-02T09:37:41.297581 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 en.wikipedia