Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 107 Catherwood, Mary Hartwell 1847 1902 Old Caravan Days Produced by Avinash Kothare, Tom Allen, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions. HTML file produced by David Widger "Old Caravan Days" by Mary Hartwell Catherwood is a historical novel set in the mid-19th century, around the year 1857. The story centers on Grandma Padgett and her family as they embark on a journey westward to Illinois, leaving behind their home and friends in Ohio. The narrative captures the challenges and excitement of travel during this time, highlighting themes of change, family ties, and the uncertain promise of new beginnings. At the start of the journey, Grandma Padgett prepares for departure with her grandson Robert Day (Bobaday) and her niece Corinne. The opening chapters depict their bittersweet farewells to neighbors and the emotions tied to leaving their familiar life behind. As they set off, various characters and lively interactions unfold, including encounters with friends and strangers, hints of danger, and lighthearted moments, like Corinne's worries about a mysterious old man with a bag. Grandma Padgett's steadfast determination is a guiding force as they navigate the winding roads towards their new life, facing both trivial and extraordinary adventures along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Camping -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Outdoor life -- Juvenile fiction Thieves -- Juvenile fiction Wagon trains -- Juvenile fiction Ants -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 343231 2025-07-03T09:24:09.012037 text/html 353395 2021-01-27T01:42:55 text/html 197743 2025-07-03T09:24:15.841003 application/epub+zip 201439 2025-07-03T09:24:11.779091 application/epub+zip 178118 2025-07-03T09:24:10.677019 application/epub+zip 388928 2025-07-03T09:24:19.080017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361780 2025-07-03T09:24:15.160022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333087 2022-09-04T03:32:34.218260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291346 2025-07-03T09:24:08.330077 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 291103 2018-03-08T07:37:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 287093 2013-04-14T13:24:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22357 2025-07-03T09:24:19.205985 application/rdf+xml 15927 2025-07-03T09:24:11.167038 image/jpeg 3975 2025-07-03T09:24:10.921065 image/jpeg 111309 2018-03-18T14:59:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 116907 2021-01-27T01:42:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 110872 2013-04-14T13:25:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 193779 2025-07-03T09:24:09.037058 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