Project Gutenberg 2012-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 67 Standish, Burt L. 1866 1945 Patten, Gilbert Patten, William Gilbert Wilder, William West Wilder, William W. (William West) Patten, George William Patten, William G. (William Gilbert) Frank Merriwell's Backers; Or, The Pride of His Friends Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Roger Frank, Demian Katz, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Frank Merriwell's Backers; Or, The Pride of His Friends" by Burt L. Standish is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows the adventures of Frank Merriwell, a young man caught in a dangerous situation involving a mining syndicate and a cast of ruthless outlaws. As Frank navigates through perilous traps, threats to his life, and a wealthy mining trust eager to take his claim, he embodies the qualities of courage, wits, and resilience. The opening of the novel introduces us to Frank Merriwell, who finds himself cornered by a group of armed ruffians in Arizona, determined to retrieve valuable papers he possesses. In a display of cunning, Frank manages to evade capture as an Indian ally, Old Joe Crowfoot, takes a vital package to safety. As the night progresses, Frank uses his resourcefulness to confront his captors and maintain his hope for escape while contemplating the corrupt motivations behind the mining trust's actions. The tension and stakes are set high, inviting readers into a thrilling narrative filled with adventure, conflict, and the promise of resolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories Arizona -- Juvenile fiction Mines and mineral resources -- Juvenile fiction Merriwell, Frank (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 491678 491548 2024-10-16T14:52:45.281622 2023-09-17T08:41:40.420190 text/html text/html 494713 2012-04-12T10:36:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 627797 2012-04-12T10:39:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 718342 2024-10-16T14:52:57.227087 application/epub+zip 724010 2024-10-16T14:52:49.389595 application/epub+zip 236986 2024-10-16T14:52:47.821625 application/epub+zip 1059394 2024-10-16T14:53:03.085025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1014574 2024-10-16T14:52:56.076611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474457 2022-09-18T05:59:41.183344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427510 427438 2024-10-16T14:52:42.851604 2023-09-17T08:41:38.492179 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 427204 2012-04-12T08:49:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 158010 2012-04-12T08:49:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 427121 2012-04-12T08:49:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 157960 2012-04-12T08:49:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22298 2024-10-16T14:53:03.236038 application/rdf+xml 20970 2024-10-16T14:52:48.419584 image/jpeg 4581 2024-10-16T14:52:48.123592 image/jpeg 711253 2024-10-16T14:52:45.333591 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