Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 155 Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving) 1868 1922 Hancock, Harrie Irving The High School Boys' Training Hike E-text prepared by Jim Ludwig "The High School Boys' Training Hike" by H. Irving Hancock is an adventure novel likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows a group of high school boys—led by a spirited character named Dick Prescott—as they embark on a training hike to prepare for their football season. The story highlights themes of teamwork, perseverance, and the youthful spirit of adventure as they deal with various challenges along their journey. At the start of the story, we meet Dick Prescott negotiating to rent a specialized camping wagon for his group's hike. A humorous and clever exchange ensues between Dick and the owner, Mr. Titmouse, revealing both boys' resourcefulness and Mr. Titmouse's shrewdness in business. The scene transitions quickly as Dick's urgency to return is interrupted when he spots a dangerous situation involving two younger children atop a hay wagon threatened by fire. This moment establishes Dick's bravery and sense of responsibility, setting the stage for the boys' training hike adventure, which promises to be filled with camaraderie and unforeseen challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Hiking -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 341780 2025-08-05T16:38:59.508839 text/html 341673 341610 2024-11-06T04:26:57.886905 2023-10-06T06:26:41.140418 text/html text/html 200319 2025-08-05T16:39:07.548702 application/epub+zip 204348 2025-08-05T16:39:02.555728 application/epub+zip 195729 2025-08-05T16:39:01.303747 application/epub+zip 413986 2025-08-05T16:39:11.049724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381292 2025-08-05T16:39:06.676687 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349998 2022-09-06T22:10:39.954889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290959 2025-08-05T16:38:59.130892 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 271167 2024-10-28T19:49:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17042 2025-08-05T16:39:11.171675 application/rdf+xml 16466 2025-08-05T16:39:01.888740 image/jpeg 3875 2025-08-05T16:39:01.640760 image/jpeg 197322 2025-08-05T16:38:59.534850 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia