Project Gutenberg 2011-12-14 Public domain in the USA. 63 Douglas, Alan, Captain Under Canvas; or, The Hunt for the Cartaret Ghost The Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts. Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Under Canvas; or, The Hunt for the Cartaret Ghost" by Captain Alan Douglas is a fictional novel likely written in the early 20th century, as indicated by its language and themes. The story revolves around a group of young boys from the Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts, led by Elmer Chenowith, who embark on an adventurous outing to gather nuts while exploring the legendary Cartaret estate, rumored to be haunted by ghostly figures. The opening portion introduces the boys as they set off on their journey, full of excitement and curiosity about their destination. Elmer and his friends are eager to discover the infamous nut grove associated with the old Cartaret place, despite some of them harboring superstitious fears about the ghosts said to inhabit the ruins. As they travel, playful banter and character traits are revealed, setting the tone for camaraderie and adventure. The boys soon find themselves facing unexpected challenges, including a runaway horse and encounters with local troublemakers, while the allure of the mysterious Cartaret Ghost looms in their minds, promising psychological thrills amid their boyish exploits. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38299/38299-h/images/cover.jpg en Boy Scouts of America -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 297160 297144 2024-10-16T07:57:45.101778 2023-09-16T13:45:12.320517 text/html text/html 297962 2021-01-08T08:41:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 272367 2021-01-08T08:41:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 284606 2024-10-16T07:57:50.661718 application/epub+zip 288466 2024-10-16T07:57:46.329726 application/epub+zip 179907 2024-10-16T07:57:45.786737 application/epub+zip 453708 2024-10-16T07:57:54.067784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424829 2024-10-16T07:57:50.065712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252107 2022-09-17T13:09:40.377636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263687 263555 2024-10-16T07:57:44.400725 2023-09-16T13:45:11.749437 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 263589 2021-01-08T08:41:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 101342 2021-01-08T08:41:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 263579 2021-01-08T08:41:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101319 2021-01-08T08:41:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20853 2024-10-16T07:57:54.211678 application/rdf+xml 33493 2024-10-16T07:57:45.870723 image/jpeg 4151 2024-10-16T07:57:45.828739 image/jpeg 271719 2024-10-16T07:57:45.134733 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