Project Gutenberg 2016-11-17 Public domain in the USA. 160 Castlemon, Harry 1842 1915 Fosdick, Charles Austin Castlemon, Henry George at the Wheel; Or, Life in the Pilot-House E-text prepared by David Edwards, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "George at the Wheel; Or, Life in the Pilot-House" by Harry Castlemon is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the adventures of George Ackerman, a boy who navigates the dangers of the Texas frontier while dealing with family intrigue and encounters with cattle thieves. The novel promises a blend of excitement and conflict as George tries to protect his ranch and his interests against those who wish to undermine him. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to George and his cousin Ned, who are discussing the troubling events that have unfolded since George was captured by a gang of cattle thieves. Throughout their dialogue, it becomes apparent that there are deeper family dynamics at play, particularly concerning Uncle John, George's guardian, and his potential motives against his charge. The opening sets up a tension-filled backdrop, placing George in peril while hinting at an ongoing scheme related to his inheritance. As George navigates his challenges, readers are positioned to witness not only a thrilling adventure but also the evolution of his character against the adversities posed by both external threats and internal family conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Uncles -- Juvenile fiction Mexico -- Juvenile fiction Guerrillas -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 470276 2025-06-21T10:45:02.054231 text/html 455000 2024-10-23T01:24:25 text/html 981220 2025-06-21T10:45:08.950147 application/epub+zip 984561 2025-06-21T10:45:03.230185 application/epub+zip 242547 2025-06-21T10:45:02.620199 application/epub+zip 1126872 2025-06-21T10:45:13.369121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1083493 2025-06-21T10:45:08.271191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343160 2022-09-24T10:12:30.247784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428308 2023-09-23T07:17:07.343430 text/plain 408314 2024-10-23T01:24:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17691 2025-06-21T10:45:13.517115 application/rdf+xml 31424 2025-06-21T10:45:02.735153 image/jpeg 4953 2025-06-21T10:45:02.674154 image/jpeg 911089 2025-06-21T10:45:02.150189 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