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Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels
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- EN
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This work is a juvenile adventure novel composed of a narrative that follows a series of episodes involving a group of Boy Scouts. The story is set in a fictional town called Brewster's Centre and features the protagonist, Roy Blakeley, and his companions as they undertake various activities centered around a railroad car that functions as their troop’s headquarters. The book captures the humorous and resourceful aspects of scouting life, highlighting themes of friendship, ingenuity, and outdoor challenges. It reflects early 20th-century values associated with youth organisation and adventure.
The novel was published in the early 20th century and is aimed at young readers. It emphasizes the amusing difficulties encountered during winter camping and the camaraderie among Scouts through light-hearted narration and illustrations. The work aligns with the period’s emphasis on character-building activities and outdoor recreation for boys.
The novel was published in the early 20th century and is aimed at young readers. It emphasizes the amusing difficulties encountered during winter camping and the camaraderie among Scouts through light-hearted narration and illustrations. The work aligns with the period’s emphasis on character-building activities and outdoor recreation for boys.
From the opening pages
Minor punctuation errors have been corrected without notice. A few printer errors have been corrected, and they are indicated with a mouse-hover and listed at the end of this book . All other inconsistencies are as in the original. The author's spelling has been maintained. A LITTLE DOG SCOOTED BETWEEN PEE-WEE'S LEGS. Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels. Page 53 ROY BLAKELEY'S CAMP ON WHEELS BY PERCY KEESE FITZHUGH Author of TOM SLADE, BOY SCOUT, TOM SLADE WITH THE COLORS, TOM SLADE WITH THE FLYING CORPS, ROY BLAKELEY, ETC. Illustrated by HOWARD L. HASTINGS Published with the approval of THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS : NEW YORK Made in the United States of America Copyright, 1920, by GROSSET & DUNLAP CONTENTS PAGE I Brewster's Center 1 II The Housing Problem 5 III A Wide-awake Lot 11 IV A Wild Night 17 V Somewhere in America 21 VI The Big B 30 VII On To Skiddyunk 34 VIII Labor Troubles 38 IX Sandwiches 45 X Scout Harris 51 XI We Meet the Cheerful Idiot 59 XII On the Screen 64 XIII An Invitation 70 XIV Pee-wee on Scouting 75 XV To the Rescue 81 XVI Unconditional Surrender 87 XVII A Wild-Cat Ride 92 XVIII The Middle of the Road 100 XIX Westy 107 XX Taking It Easy 112 XXI The Sheriff Arrives 118 XXII Railroading 123 XXIII Crazy Stuff 127 XXIV Up in the Air 132 XXV In the Dark 137 XXVI Walter Harris, Scout 144 XXVII Pots 150 XXVIII Seen in the Movies 154 XXIX Foiled 159 XXX Our Patrol "Sing " 166 XXXI Flimdunk Siding 170 XXXII Exploring 177 XXXIII Our Young Hero 181 XXXIV The Train 186 XXXV The Profiteers 190 XXXVI A Friend in Need 200 XXXVII Tenderflops and Other Flops 206 XXXVIII All Aboard 213 ROY BLAKELEY'S CAMP ON WHEELS BREWSTER'S CENTRE Maybe you think just because scouts go camping in the summer time, and take hikes and all that, that there's nothing to do in the winter. But I'm always going to stick up for winter, that's one sure thing. Anyway, this story isn't exactly a winter story, it's a kind of a fall story—lightweight. Maybe after this I'll write a heavyweight winter story. Dorry Benton (he's in my patrol) says that if this story should run into the winter, I can use heavier paper for the last part of it. That…
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