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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aPeck, George W.
_q(George Wilbur),
_d1840-1916
245 1 0 _aPeck's Bad Boy with the Cowboys
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-07-01
508 _aText file produced by Ralph Zimmerman, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Illustrated HTML file produced by David Widger
520 _a"Peck's Bad Boy with the Cowboys" by George W. Peck is a humorous novel written during the early 20th century. The book recounts the adventurous and comical escapades of a spirited boy named Hennery and his bumbling father, known as Pa, as they navigate the Wild West. Filled with amusing incidents, encounters with cowboys and Indians, and Pa's misguided attempts at heroism, the narrative offers a lighthearted take on frontier life and the challenges faced by these characters. The opening of the book sets the stage for Pa's enthusiasm over an opportunity to engage in wild west showmanship following a commission from circus managers. As they embark on their journey westward, their misadventures begin when they hire a colorful cast of characters, including a native Indian interpreter and a reformed cowboy, to guide them. Pa's aspirations of becoming as famous as Buffalo Bill lead to a series of humorous missteps, including an encounter with a grizzly bear and a humorous misunderstanding involving a salt pickup with buffalo calves. These comedic situations hint at a larger theme of the clumsy realities of trying to play hero in an environment meant for the ruggedly skilled. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAnimals -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBoys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aKidnapping -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aWit and humor, Juvenile
653 _aIndians of North America -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAdventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aVoyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aOutdoor life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCowboys -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aTrain robberies -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aRansom -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6141
999 _c48163
_d48163