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100 1 _aBarbour, Ralph Henry,
_d1870-1944
245 1 0 _aQuarter-Back Bates
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 2014-10-15
508 _aProduced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Quarter-Back Bates" by Ralph Henry Barbour is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on Richard "Dick" Bates, a popular and talented high school football player who is leaving his hometown for Parkinson School to advance his education and pursue his passion for the sport. As he embarks on this new journey, the narrative explores themes of friendship, competition, and the challenges of fitting into a new environment. At the start of the book, we find Dick Bates at a train station, surrounded by friends and well-wishers as he prepares to leave for Parkinson. His father shows pride in his son’s popularity, while Dick maintains a modest demeanor despite secretly enjoying the attention. The opening chapters introduce various characters, such as his future roommate Gard and a quirky fellow student named Washington P. Quiggle, offering a glimpse into the social dynamics at the preparatory school. Dick's initial experiences illustrate his transition from small-town life to the more competitive atmosphere at Parkinson, setting the stage for his development both in football and personal relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSchools -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFootball -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aRigney, Francis J.
_q(Francis Joseph),
_d1882-1962
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47120
999 _c87959
_d87959