Project Gutenberg 2013-09-23 Public domain in the USA. 74 Otis, James 1848 1912 Kaler, James Otis Orton, James K. Davis, J. Watson 1870 1959 Davis, John Watson Sarah Dillard's Ride: A Story of the Carolinas in 1780 Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Sarah Dillard's Ride: A Story of the Carolinas in 1780" by James Otis is a historical fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set during the tumultuous period of the American Revolutionary War, focusing on Sarah Dillard, a courageous woman, and two young boys, Nathan Shelby and Evan McDowells, as they navigate the dangers posed by British troops and the internal conflict of loyalty within their community. The plot centers around the impending threat to a group of American patriots and the desperate attempts of the characters to warn them and secure their safety. At the start of the novel, Nathan and Evan are introduced as they embark on a hunting trip in North Carolina but soon find themselves captured by British soldiers led by the menacing Major Ferguson. They overhear plans that would endanger their friends who are encamped at Greene's Spring. As they plot their escape from captivity, they learn of Sarah Dillard’s perilous ride to warn her husband and his men of the approaching British forces. The opening sets a tone of urgency and bravery, showcasing the young characters' determination to fight against the odds and protect their community, even as they face personal risks and unforeseen betrayals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43806/43806-h/images/cover.jpg en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction Prisoners -- Juvenile fiction Youth and death -- Juvenile fiction Loyalty -- Juvenile fiction War -- Juvenile fiction Husband and wife -- Juvenile fiction North Carolina -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 329783 329793 2024-09-18T11:10:14.199680 2023-09-19T07:03:45.327276 text/html text/html 330757 2013-09-23T13:43:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 887341 2013-09-23T13:43:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 940412 2024-09-18T11:10:19.790604 application/epub+zip 942701 2024-09-18T11:10:15.082671 application/epub+zip 186970 2024-09-18T11:10:14.621614 application/epub+zip 1057318 2024-09-18T11:10:23.470578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1024098 2024-09-18T11:10:19.147621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269358 2022-09-20T04:14:11.643192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292646 292453 2024-09-18T11:10:13.322663 2023-09-19T07:03:44.542303 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 292364 2013-09-23T13:43:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 104790 2013-09-23T13:43:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 292360 2013-09-23T13:43:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104771 2013-09-23T13:43:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24267 2024-09-18T11:10:23.619570 application/rdf+xml 27026 2024-09-18T11:10:14.714630 image/jpeg 3644 2024-09-18T11:10:14.666647 image/jpeg 890625 2024-09-18T11:10:14.252651 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 More titles under Prentice, Harry en.wikipedia