Project Gutenberg 2019-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 149 Conant, Roger William 1895 Lincoln, J. W. Conant, Roger W. Merrill, Frank T. 1848 1923 Merrill, F. T. Merrill, Frank Thayer Hiking Westward Being the Story of Two Boys Whose Ambition Led Them to Face Privations and Hardships in Their Quest of a Home in the Great West "Originally this story appeared under the title of 'The young homesteaders', by J.W. Lincoln"--Foreword. Produced by Roger Frank and Sue Clark from page images digitized by the Google Books Library Project (https://books.google.com) and generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/) "Hiking Westward" by Roger William Conant is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. This story chronicles the experiences of two boys, Phil and Ted Porter, who embark on a journey to the American West in search of a homestead to provide for their family, particularly to support their ailing mother. The narrative captures their brave confrontations with the challenges of frontier life, emphasizing themes of responsibility and perseverance. The opening portion of the book establishes a family dynamic where the Porter children discuss how they could support their mother, leading to Phil and Ted's ambitious plan to settle in the West. Shocked by the severity of their mother's health and the family's financial situation, they quickly dismiss their playful dreams of baseball and aviation and resolve to take up a homestead. Engaging in light-hearted banter with their sisters, they outline their intentions to their mother, displaying both determination and naivety regarding the realities of frontier living. Their transition from frivolous youth to responsible caretakers forms a central pillar of the story, setting the stage for the challenges they will encounter while pursuing their goal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction Families -- Juvenile fiction Self-reliance -- Juvenile fiction Pioneer children -- United States -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 535795 2025-06-23T10:47:13.129157 text/html 537349 2019-01-03T14:31:30 text/html 383899 2025-06-23T10:47:21.678091 application/epub+zip 384069 2025-06-23T10:47:14.287136 application/epub+zip 301522 2025-06-23T10:47:13.659179 application/epub+zip 498818 2025-06-23T10:47:27.007088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470461 2025-06-23T10:47:21.179162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388211 2022-09-26T15:23:29.946620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468655 2025-06-23T10:47:11.417200 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 468902 2019-01-03T14:31:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20913 2025-06-23T10:47:27.177074 application/rdf+xml 13618 2025-06-23T10:47:13.782139 image/jpeg 1848 2025-06-23T10:47:13.720159 image/jpeg 170955 2019-01-03T14:31:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 316632 2019-01-03T14:31:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 321485 2025-06-23T10:47:13.178185 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