Project Gutenberg 2016-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 42 Lounsberry, Lionel Captain Carey; or, Fighting the Indians at Pine Ridge Reading ease score: 72.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Edwards, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "Captain Carey; or, Fighting the Indians at Pine Ridge" by Lionel Lounsberry is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Lieutenant Kit Carey, a dashing and brave officer in the U.S. Army, as he embarks on a perilous journey amidst rising tensions with the Sioux Indians. Carey's experiences and his commitment to protecting his companion, Miss Emma Foshay, highlight the complexities of frontier life, military duty, and the fraught relationship between settlers and Native Americans. In the opening portion, the narrative introduces Lieutenant Carey receiving new orders from Colonel Crandall, who expresses both pride and concern for him. Carey is assigned to escort Emma Foshay, who is determined to return home despite the looming threat of violence from the Sioux. As they set out, Carey reveals his premonition of danger based on his scouting reports indicating possible Indian hostilities. Their ride takes a dangerous turn when they encounter hostile Sioux warriors, forcing Carey to make difficult decisions to ensure Emma's safety while facing the impending conflict head-on. This thrilling introduction sets the stage for the tensions and challenges that lie ahead in both Cary's military obligations and personal commitments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction Indians of North America -- Wars -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 319570 319577 2024-10-22T04:03:00.949723 2023-09-22T15:13:29.924424 text/html text/html 323934 2016-07-19T22:29:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 380555 2016-07-19T22:29:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 397879 2024-10-22T04:03:06.795044 application/epub+zip 401900 2024-10-22T04:03:01.912956 application/epub+zip 157969 2024-10-22T04:03:01.402749 application/epub+zip 525326 2024-10-22T04:03:10.816695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481496 2024-10-22T04:03:06.233674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238090 2022-09-23T23:22:38.747581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282263 282041 2024-10-22T04:02:59.808698 2023-09-22T15:13:28.881411 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 282404 2016-07-19T22:29:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 102707 2016-07-19T22:29:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20020 2024-10-22T04:03:10.951654 application/rdf+xml 13089 2024-10-22T04:03:01.493904 image/jpeg 2501 2024-10-22T04:03:01.446725 image/jpeg 379812 2024-10-22T04:03:00.990709 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 Lewis, Henry Harrison More titles under Ingraham, Prentiss