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LoC No.: 25024281
Title: The Book of Gallant Vagabonds
Note: Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Contents: John Ledyard -- Belzoni -- Edward John Trelawny -- Thomas Morton of Merry-Mount -- James Bruce -- Arthur Rimbaud.
Credits: Steve Mattern and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Book of Gallant Vagabonds" by Henry Beston is a collection of biographical essays written in the early 20th century. The book explores the adventurous lives of various wanderers and explorers who broke societal conventions in search of experiences and new frontiers. Beston presents these figures as "gallant vagabonds," capturing the spirit of curiosity and the adventurous pursuit of life that characterized their journeys. The opening of the book introduces John Ledyard, an American explorer known for his audacious spirit and desire for adventure. Beston describes Ledyard's early life, including his imaginative tendencies and his journey to Dartmouth College, where he ultimately rebelled against conventional expectations. Instead of following a typical path, Ledyard took off on a dug-out canoe traveling down the Connecticut River, leading to a series of remarkable explorations that would define him as a significant figure in American exploration history. This initial chapter sets the tone for the tales of adventure that follow, emphasizing themes of curiosity, defiance against conventional life, and the quest for discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Beston, Henry, 1888-1968
EBook No.: 66460
Published: Oct 3, 2021
Downloads: 54
Language: English
Subject: Bruce, James, 1730-1794
Subject: Adventure and adventurers -- Biography
Subject: Ledyard, John, 1751-1789
Subject: Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778-1823
Subject: Trelawny, Edward John, 1792-1881
Subject: Morton, Thomas, 1575-1646
Subject: Rimbaud, Arthur, 1854-1891
LoCC: History: Biography
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 25024281
Title: The Book of Gallant Vagabonds
Note: Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Contents: John Ledyard -- Belzoni -- Edward John Trelawny -- Thomas Morton of Merry-Mount -- James Bruce -- Arthur Rimbaud.
Credits: Steve Mattern and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Book of Gallant Vagabonds" by Henry Beston is a collection of biographical essays written in the early 20th century. The book explores the adventurous lives of various wanderers and explorers who broke societal conventions in search of experiences and new frontiers. Beston presents these figures as "gallant vagabonds," capturing the spirit of curiosity and the adventurous pursuit of life that characterized their journeys. The opening of the book introduces John Ledyard, an American explorer known for his audacious spirit and desire for adventure. Beston describes Ledyard's early life, including his imaginative tendencies and his journey to Dartmouth College, where he ultimately rebelled against conventional expectations. Instead of following a typical path, Ledyard took off on a dug-out canoe traveling down the Connecticut River, leading to a series of remarkable explorations that would define him as a significant figure in American exploration history. This initial chapter sets the tone for the tales of adventure that follow, emphasizing themes of curiosity, defiance against conventional life, and the quest for discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Beston, Henry, 1888-1968
EBook No.: 66460
Published: Oct 3, 2021
Downloads: 54
Language: English
Subject: Bruce, James, 1730-1794
Subject: Adventure and adventurers -- Biography
Subject: Ledyard, John, 1751-1789
Subject: Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778-1823
Subject: Trelawny, Edward John, 1792-1881
Subject: Morton, Thomas, 1575-1646
Subject: Rimbaud, Arthur, 1854-1891
LoCC: History: Biography
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.