Project Gutenberg 2020-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 132 Castlemon, Harry 1842 1915 Fosdick, Charles Austin Castlemon, Henry The Steel Horse: The Rambles of a Bicycle Produced by David Edwards, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Steel Horse: The Rambles of a Bicycle" by Harry Castlemon is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a group of boys, particularly Joe Wayring and his friends, as they embark on an adventurous bicycle journey across their home state. The narrative is filled with the excitement of youthful exploration, friendships, and the perils they encounter along the way." "At the start of the novel, the main characters are introduced during a tense moment when they prevent a potential train disaster by discovering a large rock on the railroad tracks. The narrator, one of Joe's companions, expresses his apprehension about recounting their holiday adventures, hinting at various past episodes involving a character named Matt Coyle. The boys are eager to explore on their bicycles, embracing the freedom of summer vacation. However, their journey is complicated as they navigate their friendships, the consequences of previous mischief, and unexpected encounters that hint at further adventures to come." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Sailing -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Ship captains -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Cousins -- Juvenile fiction Duty -- Juvenile fiction Robbery -- Juvenile fiction Bicycles -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 502186 2025-07-24T10:46:52.486678 text/html 486867 2024-10-17T16:41:33 text/html 417732 2025-07-24T10:47:00.187644 application/epub+zip 421306 2025-07-24T10:46:53.767642 application/epub+zip 259308 2025-07-24T10:46:53.047731 application/epub+zip 584201 2025-07-24T10:47:04.587642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 543473 2025-07-24T10:46:59.434617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365034 2022-09-27T18:51:46.208480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451418 2025-07-24T10:46:51.547751 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 431481 2024-10-17T16:41:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19358 2025-07-24T10:47:04.726589 application/rdf+xml 31716 2025-07-24T10:46:53.134675 image/jpeg 4446 2025-07-24T10:46:53.090707 image/jpeg 394434 2025-07-24T10:46:52.538701 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