Project Gutenberg 2016-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 100 Young, Clarence Owen, Robert Emmett 1878 1957 Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett) The Motor Boys in the Army; or, Ned, Bob and Jerry as Volunteers Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Motor Boys in the Army; or, Ned, Bob and Jerry as Volunteers" by Clarence Young is a novel likely written in the early 20th century, during the time of World War I. This adventurous tale centers around three friends—Ned, Bob, and Jerry—who are drawn into the fervor of patriotism following the United States' entry into the war against Germany. Their journey begins at a local meeting to support the president, and quickly escalates into a series of thrilling events, including a runaway fire engine and a pro-German protest that the boys set out to disrupt. At the start of the story, the trio attends a patriotic meeting in their hometown of Cresville, where they are excited about the recent declaration of war. As they leave to investigate a fire alarm, they inadvertently become heroes by helping to stop a runaway fire engine. This incident showcases their adventurous spirit and foreshadows their eventual decision to enlist as volunteers. The boys' camaraderie and commitment to their country are tested as they navigate their feelings about war, loyalty, and the challenges that come with growing up in a tumultuous time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction United States. Army -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 377131 377134 2024-09-22T07:48:17.669564 2023-09-23T06:20:23.055720 text/html text/html 381865 2016-10-18T22:03:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 707262 2016-10-18T22:03:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 773841 2024-09-22T07:48:25.273525 application/epub+zip 771733 2024-09-22T07:48:18.951566 application/epub+zip 245004 2024-09-22T07:48:18.334543 application/epub+zip 875859 2024-09-22T07:48:29.598535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 833235 2024-09-22T07:48:24.614509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307796 2022-09-24T08:04:40.746126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330728 330641 2024-09-22T07:48:16.331596 2023-09-23T06:20:21.773721 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 330776 2016-10-18T22:03:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 119225 2016-10-18T22:03:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19112 2024-09-22T07:48:29.747485 application/rdf+xml 22998 2024-09-22T07:48:18.434540 image/jpeg 3331 2024-09-22T07:48:18.384546 image/jpeg 707035 2024-09-22T07:48:17.724583 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