Project Gutenberg 2007-05-11 Public domain in the USA. 363 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Randy of the River; Or, The Adventures of a Young Deckhand Produced by David Edwards 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.) "Randy of the River; Or, The Adventures of a Young Deckhand" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the early 20th century. This coming-of-age story centers around a young boy named Randy Thompson, who takes on the responsibilities of a deckhand on a Hudson River steamboat, showcasing themes of hard work, honesty, and the adventures of youth. As he navigates various challenges and adventures, readers can expect to witness Randy's character development and moral growth. The opening of the story introduces us to Randy, a bright and determined fourteen-year-old who enjoys fishing with his friend Jack. We learn about Randy's close-knit family and the challenges they face, particularly his father's struggle with rheumatism, which puts financial strain on the family. The chapter sets up a conflict with Bob Bangs, a town bully, who attempts to assert his superiority over Randy due to his wealth. This dynamic foreshadows further confrontations and moral lessons that Randy will encounter as he embarks on his adventures on the river. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 94.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Boats and boating -- Juvenile fiction Poverty -- Juvenile fiction Bullies -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 321298 2025-06-09T06:16:36.047296 text/html 336213 2007-05-11T12:16:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1686214 2007-05-11T12:23:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2004437 2025-06-09T06:16:42.333255 application/epub+zip 2010461 2025-06-09T06:16:37.062314 application/epub+zip 179443 2025-06-09T06:16:36.514300 application/epub+zip 2135688 2025-06-09T06:16:46.274245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2111513 2025-06-09T06:16:41.808290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283816 2022-08-10T06:24:54.438605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308229 2025-06-09T06:16:33.940322 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 308022 2007-05-11T12:14:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112123 2007-05-11T12:23:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 308013 2007-05-11T12:15:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112101 2007-05-11T12:23:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21184 2025-06-09T06:16:46.427282 application/rdf+xml 30453 2025-06-09T06:16:36.619285 image/jpeg 4667 2025-06-09T06:16:36.566319 image/jpeg 1688803 2025-06-09T06:16:36.125314 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