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100 1 _aHankins, Arthur Preston,
_d1880-1932
245 1 0 _aCole of Spyglass Mountain
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-11-06
508 _aD A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Cole of Spyglass Mountain" by Arthur Preston Hankins is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Joshua Cole, who finds himself at odds with authority figures such as his schoolteacher and father. As he navigates the challenges of childhood, including his own curiosity and rebellious spirit, Joshua's adventures lead him to contemplate running away to the West, seeking freedom and adventure in a new life. At the start of the book, the plot establishes a snapshot of Joshua's world as he participates in a bet with his friends while observing a slug's unique descending ability. However, the narrative quickly intensifies as Joshua faces harsh realities at home and school, indicative of a troubled family life. The opening chapters illustrate his bond with his younger brother, Lester, and spotlight his defiance against their oppressive father and school authority. Through a mix of boyish experimentation, rebellion, and an aspiration for independence, Joshua's journey introduces themes of courage, brotherhood, and the quest for personal identity, setting the stage for his future adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1923
653 _aWestern stories
653 _aBildungsromans
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aCalifornia -- Fiction
653 _aTramps -- Fiction
653 _aRailroads -- Design and construction -- Fiction
653 _aReformatories -- Fiction
653 _aAstronomers -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.300612&view=1up&seq=7
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74690
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