Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 249 Peck, George W. (George Wilbur) 1840 1916 Peck, George Wilbur Peck's Bad Boy with the Cowboys Text file produced by Ralph Zimmerman, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Illustrated HTML file produced by David Widger "Peck's Bad Boy with the Cowboys" by George W. Peck is a humorous novel written during the early 20th century. The book recounts the adventurous and comical escapades of a spirited boy named Hennery and his bumbling father, known as Pa, as they navigate the Wild West. Filled with amusing incidents, encounters with cowboys and Indians, and Pa's misguided attempts at heroism, the narrative offers a lighthearted take on frontier life and the challenges faced by these characters. The opening of the book sets the stage for Pa's enthusiasm over an opportunity to engage in wild west showmanship following a commission from circus managers. As they embark on their journey westward, their misadventures begin when they hire a colorful cast of characters, including a native Indian interpreter and a reformed cowboy, to guide them. Pa's aspirations of becoming as famous as Buffalo Bill lead to a series of humorous missteps, including an encounter with a grizzly bear and a humorous misunderstanding involving a salt pickup with buffalo calves. These comedic situations hint at a larger theme of the clumsy realities of trying to play hero in an environment meant for the ruggedly skilled. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Kidnapping -- Juvenile fiction Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Wit and humor, Juvenile Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Outdoor life -- Juvenile fiction Cowboys -- Juvenile fiction Train robberies -- Juvenile fiction Ransom -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 248333 2025-07-03T06:40:38.855609 text/html 245555 2021-01-28T09:44:10 text/html 7246935 2025-07-03T06:40:44.911598 application/epub+zip 7232608 2025-07-03T06:40:39.989579 application/epub+zip 141653 2025-07-03T06:40:39.219592 application/epub+zip 7284696 2025-07-03T06:40:49.082580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7247969 2025-07-03T06:40:43.139598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188098 2022-09-03T10:35:09.952858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208321 2025-07-03T06:40:38.397605 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 208057 2018-02-22T11:52:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21949 2025-07-03T06:40:49.247539 application/rdf+xml 6609 2025-07-03T06:40:39.319586 image/jpeg 1612 2025-07-03T06:40:39.269577 image/jpeg 77499 2018-03-20T14:02:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 7544765 2021-01-28T09:44:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 6959324 2025-07-03T06:40:39.006604 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