Project Gutenberg 2021-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 230 Beston, Henry 1888 1968 Beston, Henry B. Sheahan, Henry Edouard 25024281 The Book of Gallant Vagabonds John Ledyard -- Belzoni -- Edward John Trelawny -- Thomas Morton of Merry-Mount -- James Bruce -- Arthur Rimbaud. Steve Mattern and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Book of Gallant Vagabonds" by Henry Beston is a collection of biographical essays written in the early 20th century. The book explores the adventurous lives of various wanderers and explorers who broke societal conventions in search of experiences and new frontiers. Beston presents these figures as "gallant vagabonds," capturing the spirit of curiosity and the adventurous pursuit of life that characterized their journeys. The opening of the book introduces John Ledyard, an American explorer known for his audacious spirit and desire for adventure. Beston describes Ledyard's early life, including his imaginative tendencies and his journey to Dartmouth College, where he ultimately rebelled against conventional expectations. Instead of following a typical path, Ledyard took off on a dug-out canoe traveling down the Connecticut River, leading to a series of remarkable explorations that would define him as a significant figure in American exploration history. This initial chapter sets the tone for the tales of adventure that follow, emphasizing themes of curiosity, defiance against conventional life, and the quest for discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Bruce, James, 1730-1794 Adventure and adventurers -- Biography Ledyard, John, 1751-1789 Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778-1823 Trelawny, Edward John, 1792-1881 Morton, Thomas, 1575-1646 Rimbaud, Arthur, 1854-1891 CT Text Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 278001 2025-07-26T09:20:49.154792 text/html 254559 2024-10-18T16:33:51 text/html 1593663 2025-07-26T09:20:54.333814 application/epub+zip 1590119 2025-07-26T09:20:50.231870 application/epub+zip 177946 2025-07-26T09:20:49.640833 application/epub+zip 1344128 2025-07-26T09:20:57.638795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1313051 2025-07-26T09:20:53.758773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229354 2022-09-29T20:57:30.457514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246404 2025-07-26T09:20:48.600816 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226585 2024-10-18T16:33:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18500 2025-07-26T09:20:57.802769 application/rdf+xml 20719 2025-07-26T09:20:49.761796 image/jpeg 3139 2025-07-26T09:20:49.701803 image/jpeg 1476842 2025-07-26T09:20:49.211810 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