02903cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324501510014726400510029830000470034933600260039633700260042233800360044850001090048450000310059350802220062452012760084653400450212265300500216765300410221765300360225865300330229465300380232765300580236570000340242385600430245799900170250058601UtSlPG20260610134341.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aConant, Roger William,d1895-10aHiking Westward :bBeing the Story of Two Boys Whose Ambition Led Them to Face Privations and Hardships in Their Quest of a Home in the Great West 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  a"Originally this story appeared under the title of 'The young homesteaders', by J.W. Lincoln"--Foreword.  aRelease date is 2019-01-03  aProduced by Roger Frank and Sue Clark from page images
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by HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/)  a"Hiking Westward" by Roger William Conant is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. This story chronicles the experiences of two boys, Phil and Ted Porter, who embark on a journey to the American West in search of a homestead to provide for their family, particularly to support their ailing mother. The narrative captures their brave confrontations with the challenges of frontier life, emphasizing themes of responsibility and perseverance.  The opening portion of the book establishes a family dynamic where the Porter children discuss how they could support their mother, leading to Phil and Ted's ambitious plan to settle in the West. Shocked by the severity of their mother's health and the family's financial situation, they quickly dismiss their playful dreams of baseball and aviation and resolve to take up a homestead. Engaging in light-hearted banter with their sisters, they outline their intentions to their mother, displaying both determination and naivety regarding the realities of frontier living. Their transition from frivolous youth to responsible caretakers forms a central pillar of the story, setting the stage for the challenges they will encounter while pursuing their goal. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFrontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction  aMothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction  aWest (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction  aFamilies -- Juvenile fiction  aSelf-reliance -- Juvenile fiction  aPioneer children -- United States -- Juvenile fiction1 aMerrill, Frank T.,d1848-192340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58601  c99428d99428