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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aStratemeyer, Edward,
_d1862-1930
245 1 4 _aThe Boy Land Boomer; Or, Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-02-18
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, Marcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Boy Land Boomer; Or, Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma" by Captain Ralph Bonehill is a young adult adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the exploits of Dick Arbuckle, a sixteen-year-old boy who, along with his father, is swept up in the excitement of the land boom in Oklahoma, where settlers known as "boomers" vie for opportunities to claim rich farmland. In the midst of this turbulent rush toward westward expansion, Dick embarks on a perilous journey to locate his father, who goes missing under mysterious circumstances. At the start of the story, the narrative introduces Dick as he awakens in a boomer's wagon in Arkansas City, only to discover that his father has disappeared into the stormy night. In his search, Dick encounters various characters, including the amusingly cowardly Pumpkin Bill and the resourceful Pawnee Brown, a leader among the boomers. As the plot unfolds, Dick learns of troubling events involving his father, including an encounter with an assailant who has robbed him of important documents. As tension builds with each chapter, the stakes rise, leaving readers captivated by Dick's determination to uncover the truth and ensure his father's safety amidst the challenges facing the boomers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aFathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aIndians of North America -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aYouth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSoldiers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSwindlers and swindling -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aScouting (Reconnaissance) -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFrontier and pioneer life -- Oklahoma -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aOklahoma -- History -- Land Rush, 1889 -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aFry, W. H.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20618
999 _c61874
_d61874