Project Gutenberg 2008-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 304 Ely, Wilmer M. (Wilmer Mateo) Ely, Wilmer Mateo Davis, J. Watson 1870 1959 Davis, John Watson The Boy Chums in the Forest; Or, Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades Produced by Al Haines "The Boy Chums in the Forest; Or, Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades" by Wilmer M. Ely is a fictional adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows a group of young boys, including Charley West and his companions, as they embark on a journey into the wilds of Florida, focusing on the thrill of hunting for plume birds. The narrative captures their excitement, camaraderie, and the challenges they face while navigating both the natural elements and potentially dangerous encounters. At the start of the tale, Charley and Captain Westfield set up camp in a Florida forest, where they prepare for an expedition. Charley is eager and full of inquiries, but there is an air of mystery surrounding their mission. The duo is later joined by Walter Hazard and a little darky named Chris, who bring additional energy and dynamics to the group. As they settle in for the night, the captain reveals their motive tied to hunting down plume birds—a pursuit with potential danger lurking around them. The opening establishes their unique friendship and foreshadows the adventures and challenges that lie ahead in the wilderness as they face wild creatures and possibly menacing elements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fowling -- Florida -- Everglades -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels 456402 2025-06-11T10:57:10.026204 text/html 439151 2021-01-04T12:49:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 283770 2021-01-04T12:49:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 298971 2025-06-11T10:57:16.901142 application/epub+zip 306810 2025-06-11T10:57:11.220231 application/epub+zip 231491 2025-06-11T10:57:10.648163 application/epub+zip 438509 2025-06-11T10:57:21.034144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420205 2025-06-11T10:57:16.276189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344060 2022-09-12T15:58:23.895577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403202 2025-06-11T10:57:08.615144 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 402846 2021-01-04T12:49:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 151013 2021-01-04T12:49:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18391 2025-06-11T10:57:21.196172 application/rdf+xml 22156 2025-06-11T10:57:10.743158 image/jpeg 3343 2025-06-11T10:57:10.695174 image/jpeg 285576 2025-06-11T10:57:10.083153 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