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A determined teenage farm boy, hoping to relieve his family's poverty, leaves home and travels west in search of opportunity. He scrapes together passage money, works on riverboats, and faces dishonest companions, legal trouble, and the rough realities of frontier travel. Along the plains he encounters perilous episodes—a lost horse, a desperate race, temporary association with Native people, and a tense escape—that test his courage and quick thinking. The narrative charts his setbacks and small triumphs, stressing perseverance, resourcefulness, and loyalty as he strives to improve his circumstances amid the hardships of migration.
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