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Title: A Boy's Trip Across the Plains

Note: Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Nick Wall, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Summary: "A Boy's Trip Across the Plains" by Laura Preston is a historical account likely written in the mid-19th century. The narrative follows a young boy named Guy Loring, who, along with his mother, struggles with poverty after the death of his father. Facing the harsh realities of life, they embark on a journey across the plains, fueled by hope for better circumstances and health. At the start of the story, we meet Guy and his mother, Mrs. Loring, as they grapple with their dwindling resources and her declining health during a harsh winter in Missouri. After overhearing a conversation about a family traveling to California, Guy hatches a plan to persuade a kind woman named Mrs. Harwood to take his mother on the trip as a nurse to help benefit her health. Spurred by love and determination, Guy's initiative sets the stage for their journey across the plains, where they face numerous challenges and hopeful prospects. The opening portrays themes of hardship, resilience, and familial love, creating a rich landscape for Guy's adventures ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Preston, Laura, 1846-

EBook No.: 63205

Published: Sep 15, 2020

Downloads: 66

Language: English

Subject: Animals -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Adventure stories

Subject: Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Natural history -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Wilderness survival -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Outdoor life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Wagon trains -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: West (U.S.) -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:63205:2 2020-09-15T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Preston, Laura en 1
2024-11-09T01:56:11Z A Boy's Trip Across the Plains

This edition has images.

Title: A Boy's Trip Across the Plains

Note: Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Nick Wall, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Summary: "A Boy's Trip Across the Plains" by Laura Preston is a historical account likely written in the mid-19th century. The narrative follows a young boy named Guy Loring, who, along with his mother, struggles with poverty after the death of his father. Facing the harsh realities of life, they embark on a journey across the plains, fueled by hope for better circumstances and health. At the start of the story, we meet Guy and his mother, Mrs. Loring, as they grapple with their dwindling resources and her declining health during a harsh winter in Missouri. After overhearing a conversation about a family traveling to California, Guy hatches a plan to persuade a kind woman named Mrs. Harwood to take his mother on the trip as a nurse to help benefit her health. Spurred by love and determination, Guy's initiative sets the stage for their journey across the plains, where they face numerous challenges and hopeful prospects. The opening portrays themes of hardship, resilience, and familial love, creating a rich landscape for Guy's adventures ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Preston, Laura, 1846-

EBook No.: 63205

Published: Sep 15, 2020

Downloads: 66

Language: English

Subject: Animals -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Adventure stories

Subject: Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Natural history -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Wilderness survival -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Outdoor life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Wagon trains -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: West (U.S.) -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:63205:3 2020-09-15T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Preston, Laura en 1