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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aPreston, Laura,
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245 1 2 _aA Boy's Trip Across the Plains
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-09-15
508 _aNick Wall, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAnimals -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aIndians of North America -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aNatural history -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aWilderness survival -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFrontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aMothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aOutdoor life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aWagon trains -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63205
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