** "The Steel Horse: The Rambles of a Bicycle" by Harry Castlemon is a tale set in the late 1800s that centers on Joe Wayring and his buddies, who set off on a thrilling bicycle trip across their state. Woven with themes of young adventure and the strength of friendship, the story begins with the boys averting a train wreck by finding a massive rock blocking the tracks. As the narrator, a friend of Joe's, cautiously begins to describe their vacation adventures, he hints at past escapades involving a boy named Matt Coyle. Fueled by the freedom of summer, the boys are excited to see where the road will take them on their bicycles. Their journey, however, becomes more complex as they deal with friendship dynamics, the repercussions of earlier pranks, and the hints of even more adventures to come. **
The Steel Horse: The Rambles of a Bicycle
By Harry Castlemon
** A group of young friends seeking adventure on their bicycles find that their journey is filled with friendship, mischief, and unexpected danger around every turn.
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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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