Project Gutenberg 2009-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 163 Otis, James 1848 1912 Kaler, James Otis Orton, James K. Down the Slope Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Down the Slope" by James Otis is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story focuses on Fred Byram, a young breaker boy who begins work in a coal mine, facing adversity and bullying from his peers. As he navigates the harsh realities of working conditions and the dangers posed by a group known as the "regulators," Fred showcases determination and resilience. The opening of the book introduces Fred as he starts his first day at the mine. He quickly encounters Sam Thorpe, another youth who warns him about the rough nature of the boys in this workplace. Fred learns about the exploitative dynamics in the mine, specifically the unwritten rule among the boys that new employees must pay 'footing' or face physical harassment. When Fred refuses to comply, he is bullied, beaten, and eventually thrown into an abandoned mine shaft by Skip Miller and his gang. As the story unfolds, readers are drawn into Fred's struggles against the mob mentality of his peers and the looming threat of danger underground, amplifying the tension and sense of urgency as Fred grapples with survival and courage in the face of fear. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Coal mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction Wealth -- Juvenile fiction Mine accidents -- Juvenile fiction Land titles -- Juvenile fiction Detectives -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 462800 2025-08-12T03:55:20.360963 text/html 467360 2021-01-05T00:47:02 text/html 1050426 2025-08-12T03:55:27.679910 application/epub+zip 1054877 2025-08-12T03:55:21.629957 application/epub+zip 240613 2025-08-12T03:55:20.981021 application/epub+zip 1226546 2025-08-12T03:55:32.284914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1180121 2025-08-12T03:55:26.892923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368419 2022-09-13T10:41:18.158003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412157 2025-08-12T03:55:18.841963 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 412030 2021-01-05T00:47:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 412021 2021-01-05T00:47:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22686 2025-08-12T03:55:32.431939 application/rdf+xml 21737 2025-08-12T03:55:21.085947 image/jpeg 3461 2025-08-12T03:55:21.034933 image/jpeg 150469 2021-01-05T00:47:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 1028078 2021-01-05T00:47:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 150450 2021-01-05T00:47:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 1030200 2025-08-12T03:55:20.435967 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 Prentice, Harry en.wikipedia