Project Gutenberg 2011-09-13 Public domain in the USA. 183 King, Charles 1844 1933 Trumpeter Fred: A Story of the Plains Produced by Suzanne Shell, David E. Brown 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.) "Trumpeter Fred: A Story of the Plains" by Captain Charles King is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is centered around a young boy named Fred Waller, who aspires to follow in his father's footsteps as a soldier while navigating the challenges of military life during a time of conflict with Native American tribes. The book captures the spirit of adventure and the harsh realities of frontier life in the American West. At the start of the narrative, Fred is introduced as a trumpeter in "B" Troop, stationed at the Niobrara River along with a young and inexperienced lieutenant, Blunt. The troop is thrust into a perilous situation after Fred mysteriously vanishes, apparently having deserted, alongside a significant sum of money that has gone missing. As the unfolding story reveals through the eyes of the soldiers and the old sergeant, Waller, Fred's father, there are hints of deeper treachery intertwined with the dangers they face from the surrounding tribes. The opening sets up a tension-filled adventure, with Fred's character shown to be both brave and determined, leading to questions about loyalty, honor, and the implications of choice amid the chaos of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/37415/37415-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Western stories Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction Traitors -- Juvenile fiction Prisoners -- Juvenile fiction United States. Army -- Military life -- Juvenile fiction West (U.S.) -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- Juvenile fiction Trumpet players -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 164138 2025-08-15T08:31:52.482854 text/html 161901 2011-09-13T14:12:24 text/html 1629989 2025-08-15T08:31:57.627862 application/epub+zip 1631782 2025-08-15T08:31:53.976865 application/epub+zip 114332 2025-08-15T08:31:52.760861 application/epub+zip 1007926 2025-08-15T08:31:59.848839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 987513 2025-08-15T08:31:56.402859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151228 2022-09-17T07:28:39.798845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137713 2025-08-15T08:31:52.170862 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137548 2011-09-13T14:12:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137539 2011-09-13T14:12:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24083 2025-08-15T08:31:59.983829 application/rdf+xml 16008 2025-08-15T08:31:52.830849 image/jpeg 2636 2025-08-15T08:31:52.795869 image/jpeg 53435 2011-09-13T14:12:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 1530224 2011-09-13T14:12:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 53417 2011-09-13T14:12:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 1662064 2025-08-15T08:31:52.556881 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