Project Gutenberg 2011-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 192 Munroe, Kirk 1850 1930 Rogers, W. A. (William Allen) 1854 1931 Rogers, William Allen Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast Produced by Greg Bergquist, Mary Meehan 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.) "Rick Dale: A Story of the Northwest Coast" by Kirk Munroe is a novel written in the late 19th century. It follows the life of Alaric Dale Todd, a wealthy but sheltered young man who grapples with feelings of inadequacy and isolation as he seeks to break free from the constraints of his privileged upbringing. The narrative explores themes of self-discovery and adventure as Alaric embarks on a journey to experience life beyond the confines of his affluent past. The opening of the novel introduces Alaric as a "poor rich boy" who has been overprotected due to an assumed weak heart, leading to a life devoid of typical boyhood experiences. After the death of his mother, he returns to San Francisco, feeling lonely and misunderstood by his family. His fortunes change when he meets his energetic cousin Esther, who inspires him to seek a more adventurous life. After a fiery encounter while driving ponies, he resolves to break away from his past and ultimately runs away to find his own path, marking the beginning of his transformation from a timid youth to an adventurous sailor. In the following chapters, Alaric's journey unfolds as he embraces the challenges and camaraderie of life at sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/35652/35652-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Poor -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Outdoor life -- Juvenile fiction Smugglers -- Juvenile fiction Loggers -- Juvenile fiction Mountaineering -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 495690 2025-08-14T12:11:57.319253 text/html 495071 2011-03-22T09:21:38 text/html 886648 2025-08-14T12:12:02.964252 application/epub+zip 893046 2025-08-14T12:11:58.154250 application/epub+zip 252920 2025-08-14T12:11:57.732262 application/epub+zip 1061180 2025-08-14T12:12:07.121215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1021363 2025-08-14T12:12:02.550264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382341 2022-09-16T10:20:31.341385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470987 2025-08-14T12:11:56.392317 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 470843 2011-03-22T09:21:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 470839 2011-03-22T09:23:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23694 2025-08-14T12:12:07.262216 application/rdf+xml 26093 2025-08-14T12:11:57.824252 image/jpeg 3267 2025-08-14T12:11:57.778269 image/jpeg 180591 2011-03-22T09:23:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 866388 2011-03-22T09:23:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 180526 2011-03-22T09:23:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 867088 2025-08-14T12:11:57.382251 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 en.wikipedia