Project Gutenberg 2013-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 47 Castlemon, Harry 1842 1915 Fosdick, Charles Austin Castlemon, Henry Frank at Don Carlos' Rancho Produced by Greg Bergquist, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Frank at Don Carlos' Rancho" by Harry Castlemon is a novel written in the late 19th century. This adventurous story unfolds in California, following the escapades of two young cousins, Frank Nelson and Archie Winters, as they encounter thrilling challenges involving horse thieves and a notorious bear named Old Davy. The narrative expertly weaves elements of youthful bravado and exploration amidst the backdrop of the rugged frontier. The opening portion introduces readers to the main characters, Frank and Archie, who are initially disillusioned by what they perceive to be a dull existence at their uncle’s rancho. However, their fortunes quickly change when they realize that adventure is lurking close by, especially with the recent theft of their prized horses and the menace of a grizzly bear known as Old Davy. Frank and Archie, fueled by a mixture of impatience and curiosity, embark on a series of misadventures that include a tumultuous encounter with Old Davy and a determination to recover their lost horses from the band of thieves. The combination of their youthful aspirations for heroism and the looming danger sets the stage for an engaging tale of courage and camaraderie. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42358/42358-h/images/cover.jpg en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Country life -- Juvenile fiction Rocky Mountains -- Juvenile fiction Ranches -- Juvenile fiction West (U.S.) -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 371516 371524 2024-09-17T16:37:36.876270 2023-09-18T11:13:19.498183 text/html text/html 379376 2013-03-17T16:43:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 353863 2013-03-17T16:44:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 377001 2024-09-17T16:37:42.628273 application/epub+zip 379887 2024-09-17T16:37:37.886412 application/epub+zip 172205 2024-09-17T16:37:37.367247 application/epub+zip 496430 2024-09-17T16:37:46.306212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457332 2024-09-17T16:37:42.058223 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250440 2022-09-19T10:52:56.007570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326271 2024-09-17T16:37:36.173315 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 331072 2013-03-17T16:43:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 117135 2013-03-17T16:44:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 325997 2013-03-17T16:44:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 116490 2013-03-17T16:44:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21855 2024-09-17T16:37:46.450169 application/rdf+xml 14051 2024-09-17T16:37:37.462245 image/jpeg 2489 2024-09-17T16:37:37.416255 image/jpeg 356556 2024-09-17T16:37:36.920219 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