02216cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000430012624500340016926400510020330000470025433600260030133700260032733800360035350000310038950000310042050801890045152011350064053400450177565300100182085600430183099900170187357688UtSlPG20260610134329.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a19016656  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQL1 aLippincott, Joseph Wharton,d1887-197610aRed Ben, the Fox of Oak Ridge 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aIllustrated by the author.  aRelease date is 2018-08-14  aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed
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Internet Archive)  a"Red Ben, the Fox of Oak Ridge" by Joseph Wharton Lippincott is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the adventures of a clever red fox named Red Ben as he navigates the challenges of his wild existence, including evading traps set by local farmers and facing off against his cunning rival, the gray fox. The narrative emphasizes themes of intelligence, survival, and the connection between nature and wildlife.  The opening of the book introduces Ben Slown, a farmer encroaching on the natural woodlands of New Jersey, which irks the wildlife, particularly feeding a growing conflict with Ben's nemesis, a clever red fox. After losing several chickens to this fox, Ben sets out to catch it, all the while unaware that the vixen has given birth to pups. The narrative captures the tension between man and nature, establishing a fast-paced and suspenseful relationship between Red Ben, the farmer, and the surrounding woods, laying the foundation for the fox's adventures and struggles for survival in a world increasingly dominated by humans. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFoxes40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57688  c98517d98517