Project Gutenberg 2013-09-09 Public domain in the USA. 153 Ellis, Edward Sylvester 1840 1916 Jayne, R. H. Ellis, E. S. (Edward Sylvester) Ellis, Edward S. (Edward Sylvester) Randolph, Geoffrey Hawthorne, R. M. LaSalle, Charles E. Adams, J. F. C. (James Fenimore Cooper) Adams, James Fenimore Cooper Adams, Capt. "Bruin" Muller, Billex Robins, Seelin Belknap, Boynton H. Belknap, B. H. (Boynton H.) Rodman, Emerson Hunter, Ned Lasalle, Chas. E. Emerson, Edwin Ned in the Block-House: A Tale of Early Days in the West Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Ned in the Block-House: A Tale of Early Days in the West" by Edward Sylvester Ellis is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story features young Ned Preston and his friend Wildblossom Brown as they navigate the dangers of the Kentucky wilderness during the autumn of 1788. Themes of survival and friendship amid the threats of Native American attacks are central to the narrative, as the boys find themselves in precarious situations while trying to reach Fort Bridgman. The opening of the tale introduces Ned and his companion as they hunt in the forest, where they accidentally encounter danger when an Indian arrow strikes a deer they were tracking. This unsettling close call reveals the presence of lurking Native Americans, prompting the boys to flee. As they attempt to escape, they meet Deerfoot, a young Shawanoe who becomes a vital ally. Through intricate details, the reader is drawn into the dynamics of these characters as they confront adversity and explore their world, setting the stage for a gripping adventure filled with tension and camaraderie. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43675/43675-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 71.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction African Americans -- Juvenile fiction Outdoor life -- Juvenile fiction Hunting -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 425705 2025-06-17T15:39:59.759237 text/html 428749 2013-09-08T20:01:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 879293 2025-06-17T15:40:06.636182 application/epub+zip 880773 2025-06-17T15:40:00.869202 application/epub+zip 227395 2025-06-17T15:40:00.306210 application/epub+zip 1018177 2025-06-17T15:40:11.091143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 977305 2025-06-17T15:40:05.983174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324488 2022-09-19T21:25:17.781832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377434 2023-09-19T06:28:12.200446 text/plain 18933 2025-06-17T15:40:11.247146 application/rdf+xml 23406 2025-06-17T15:40:00.409195 image/jpeg 3363 2025-06-17T15:40:00.359196 image/jpeg 817231 2025-06-17T15:39:59.814237 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