Stephen W. Meader - Red Horse Hill - Juvenile Action Fiction - 1st Edition
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First edition
"Red Horse Hill" by Stephen W. Meader is a vintage 1st edition juvenile action fiction book published in the 1930s by Harcourt, Brace and Company. The hardback book, measuring 8.75 inches in length, 6 inches in width, and 1.25 inches in height, features illustrations by Lee Townsend. With a narrative focusing on animal sports, horses, and agriculture, this young adult fiction novel is aimed at readers ages 9-12. The story is set in the 1900s United States and the book weighs 21 ounces, with 244 pages. Bud Martin and his dog, Tug, find themselves homeless when his struggling father dies. They move in to a trucking horse stable that offers some protection from the cold, snowy outside. Bud is able to earn a little money by helping care for the horses but he never seems to have enough to feed himself and Tug. Finally he decides to leave Boston and travel to New Hampshire in a railroad boxcar to look for his Mother's relatives in a small town. After a few trials he finally locates his Uncle John and Aunt Sarah who take them in to their warm farmhouse. The story is about Bud's adventures and his experiences training a speed red roan colt to run in the winter cutter races in New Hampshire. His efforts were hampered when someone stole the colt and he had to track it back to Boston to recover it! This attractive book's Condition is considered Very Good but it has no dust jacket and the cover is slightly faded. However the book shows no damage and is structurally sound. The inner pages
- Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Year: 1930
- Condition: Very Good
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