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100 1 _aEggleston, George Cary,
_d1839-1911
245 1 4 _aThe Last of the Flatboats :
_bA Story of the Mississippi and Its Interesting Family of Rivers
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-02-15
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, Fred Salzer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Last of the Flatboats" by George Cary Eggleston is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins in a vibrant small town along the Ohio River, Vevay, Indiana, and follows a group of resourceful boys led by young Phil Lowry, as they embark on an adventurous journey down the Mississippi River on a self-built flatboat. Their adventure is both a quest for profit and a tale of camaraderie, focusing on themes of friendship, tenacity, and the spirit of adventure in the face of challenges. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the spirited and intelligent lowry brothers, Ed and Phil, along with their friends, who are engaged in a salvage operation recovering pig-iron from a wrecked barge. Phil's persistence leads them to discover valuable artifacts underwater. As they celebrate their success, the boys hatch a plan to build a flatboat and take it down to New Orleans for profit. They are joined by Jim Hughes, a mysterious figure who expresses an eagerness to serve as a pilot. Tension arises as they grapple with Hughes's questionable behavior and intentions, setting the stage for their journey filled with excitement, unexpected challenges, and the vibrant environment of the Mississippi River. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMississippi River -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44922
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