Project Gutenberg 2014-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 59 Chase, Josephine 1931 Flower, Jessie Graham Lester, Pauline Gordon, Grace Thompson, Ames Bates, Gordon The Khaki Boys at Camp Sterling; Or, Training for the Big Fight in France Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Joke Van Dorst, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Khaki Boys at Camp Sterling; Or, Training for the Big Fight in France" by Capt. Gordon Bates is a military-themed novel written in the early 20th century, likely during the World War I era. The book follows a group of young American soldiers, particularly focusing on characters such as Jimmy Blaise and Roger Barlow, as they enlist in the Army and begin their training at Camp Sterling, preparing for service in France. The story captures their experiences, challenges, and camaraderie as they embark on this journey together. The opening of the novel introduces the patriotic fervor of the time, with young boys actively recruiting for the war effort. We meet Jimmy, a lively character, who encourages Roger to enlist alongside him. Their friendship quickly develops as they make their way to the recruiting station and subsequently prepare for training at Camp Sterling. The narrative sets a tone of youthful enthusiasm and a sense of purpose, delving into themes of bravery and the bonds of friendship formed in the face of adversity. The characters are depicted with distinct personalities and backgrounds, hinting at their individual journeys ahead as they adapt to military life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46027/46027-h/images/cover.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 331144 331011 2024-11-19T09:29:02.227411 2023-09-20T05:49:52.616584 text/html text/html 347947 2014-06-18T17:34:07 text/html 458396 2014-06-18T17:36:54 text/html application/zip 419113 2024-11-19T09:29:08.141347 application/epub+zip 422147 2024-11-19T09:29:03.494425 application/epub+zip 199926 2024-11-19T09:29:02.812421 application/epub+zip 537492 2024-11-19T09:29:12.028353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501099 2024-11-19T09:29:07.571383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279945 2022-09-21T03:43:07.003301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286728 286640 2024-10-19T10:01:47.026088 2023-09-20T05:49:51.920615 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 286281 2014-06-18T17:31:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112773 2014-06-18T17:31:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 286289 2014-06-18T17:31:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112767 2014-06-18T17:31:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21805 2024-11-19T09:29:13.107376 application/rdf+xml 22230 2024-11-19T09:29:03.057409 image/jpeg 3379 2024-11-19T09:29:03.009400 image/jpeg 459315 2024-11-19T09:29:02.274381 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