Project Gutenberg 2008-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 298 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive "The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the late 19th century. Targeted primarily at young readers, the narrative centers around themes of friendship, moral decisions, and the joys of outdoor adventures. The story particularly follows Frank Sedley and his friends as they navigate their relationships while engaging in club activities centered around boating on Wood Lake. The beginning of the book introduces us to Frank Sedley and his friend Charles Hardy during the lead-up to the Fourth of July. As they discuss their plans for the celebration, Frank contemplates using their saved money to help a local widow and her children instead of spending it on fireworks and treats. Their decision to support the widow highlights their growing sense of responsibility and compassion. The initial chapters establish the boys' characters, their strong friendship, and their diverse backgrounds, ultimately paving the way for their involvement with the titular boat club and the adventures that await them on the lake. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Rowing -- Juvenile fiction Theft -- Fiction Truthfulness and falsehood -- Juvenile fiction Boats and boating -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 325680 2025-06-10T08:26:49.629751 text/html 334120 2021-01-03T07:45:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 386223 2021-01-03T07:45:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 459402 2025-06-10T08:26:56.149691 application/epub+zip 464377 2025-06-10T08:26:50.709725 application/epub+zip 178869 2025-06-10T08:26:50.159733 application/epub+zip 583647 2025-06-10T08:27:00.076710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565528 2025-06-10T08:26:55.615702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282837 2022-08-11T08:55:19.184059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286576 2025-06-10T08:26:47.813781 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 286353 2021-01-03T07:45:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 102820 2021-01-03T07:45:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 286344 2021-01-03T07:45:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102803 2021-01-03T07:45:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21559 2025-06-10T08:27:00.243680 application/rdf+xml 29626 2025-06-10T08:26:50.262718 image/jpeg 3704 2025-06-10T08:26:50.208730 image/jpeg 387538 2025-06-10T08:26:49.686734 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 More titles under Ashton, Warren T. en.wikipedia