TY  - BOOK
AU  - Preston,Laura
TI  - A Boy's Trip Across the Plains
AV  - PZ 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Animals -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Adventure stories
KW  - Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Natural history -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Wilderness survival -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Outdoor life -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Wagon trains -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - West (U.S.) -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction
N1  - Release date is 2020-09-15; Nick Wall, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "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.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63205
ER  -