"Julian Mortimer: A Brave Boy's Struggle for Home and Fortune" by Harry Castlemon is a novel about a young boy's thrilling escapades in the American frontier, where he faces treacherous landscapes and perilous situations in pursuit of belonging and fortune. The story kicks off with Julian Mortimer and Silas Roper, a skilled trapper, as they scout for a campsite for their wagon train, all while keenly aware of lurking Native American dangers. The tension escalates rapidly when Julian uncovers a plot against him hatched by two dangerous men. He soon learns that he's a person of interest to two distinct groups: one that is determined to end his life, and the other group is willing to pay a hefty price to keep him alive. This revelation sets the stage for the trials and tribulations that Julian must overcome as he seeks safety, identity, and a place to call home.
Julian Mortimer: A Brave Boy's Struggle for Home and Fortune
By Harry Castlemon
In the untamed American frontier, a courageous boy becomes entangled in a web of danger, fortune, and identity as he learns some want him dead, while others will pay anything just to keep him alive.
Summary
About the AuthorCharles Austin Fosdick, better known by his nom de plume Harry Castlemon, was a prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels, intended mainly for boys. He was born in Randolph, New York, and received a high school diploma from Central High School in Buffalo, New York. He served in the Union Navy from 1862 to 1865, during the American Civil War, acting as the receiver and superintendent of coal for the Mississippi River Squadron. Fosdick had begun to write as a teenager, and drew on his experiences serving in the Navy in such early novels as Frank on a Gunboat (1864) and Frank on the Lower Mississippi (1867). He soon became the most-read author for boys in the post-Civil War era, the golden age of children's literature.
Charles Austin Fosdick, better known by his nom de plume Harry Castlemon, was a prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels, intended mainly for boys. He was born in Randolph, New York, and received a high school diploma from Central High School in Buffalo, New York. He served in the Union Navy from 1862 to 1865, during the American Civil War, acting as the receiver and superintendent of coal for the Mississippi River Squadron. Fosdick had begun to write as a teenager, and drew on his experiences serving in the Navy in such early novels as Frank on a Gunboat (1864) and Frank on the Lower Mississippi (1867). He soon became the most-read author for boys in the post-Civil War era, the golden age of children's literature.
More Like This
Explore books similar to the one you're viewing
The Trappers of Arkansas; or, The Loyal Heart
By Gustave Aimard
The Missing Pocket-Book; Or, Tom Mason's Luck
By Harry Castlemon
The Mystery of Lost River Canyon
By Harry Castlemon
The Trapper's Son
By William Henry Giles Kingston
The Boy Ranger; or, The Heiress of the Golden Horn
By Oll Coomes
John Ermine of the Yellowstone
By Frederic Remington
More by This Author
Discover other books written by the same author
Don Gordon's Shooting-Box
By Harry Castlemon
The Boy Traders; Or, The Sportsman's Club Among the Boers
By Harry Castlemon
The Young Wild-Fowlers
By Harry Castlemon
Snowed Up; or, The Sportman's Club in the Mountains
By Harry Castlemon
George in Camp; or, Life on the Plains
By Harry Castlemon
Frank on the Lower Mississippi
By Harry Castlemon
Related by Category
Discover books in the same genre or category
The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana; or, Following the Game Trails in the Canebrake
By Frank Gee Patchin
The Adventures of Reddy Fox
By Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess
Told in the twilight
By F. E. (Frederic Edward) Weatherly
Shells and pebbles: A story for children
By Anonymous
Harper's Round Table, August 18, 1896
By Various
Rafael in Italy: A Geographical Reader
By Etta Blaisdell McDonald