"The Missing Pocket-Book; Or, Tom Mason's Luck" by Harry Castlemon, is a late 1800s tale set in drought-ridden Texas, showing the growing tension between cattlemen and courageous farmers. The story follows Tom Mason, a young boy seeking his fortune amongst the rugged cattle drivers. The book deals with themes of survival, loyalty, and battles, showing the challenges that the livestock people face when battling with Mother Nature, and each other. Readers will find themselves thrown into a confrontation between hungry cattlemen, led by someone named John Chisholm, and local farmers who are ready to protect and defend. Tom Mason, along with his friends, ends up in the middle of a heated conflict during Texas' cattle drive era. The reader is introduced to Tom’s quest, setting up a gripping story of high-stakes risks and defining moments in a young man's life amidst the backdrop of the tough frontier.
The Missing Pocket-Book; Or, Tom Mason's Luck
By Harry Castlemon
In post-civil war Texas, a young man and his two friends search for opportunities against the backdrop of a tense fight between cattlemen and local farmers, where every choice could change their lives forever.
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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.
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