The Boy Land Boomer; Or, Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma
It's 1889, and the last great frontier is about to open. Sixteen-year-old Dick Arbuckle wakes in a covered wagon on the Oklahoma prairie, his father vanished into a stormy night somewhere beyond the campfires and restless crowds of would-be settlers. The land rush has begun. Thousands of boomers are poised to race for the best plots, and Dick's father has disappeared with important documents that could mean everything. As the starting horn looms, Dick must navigate a lawless frontier teeming with rival claim-seekers, shady characters, and men who will do anything for a piece of the action. With the help of a cowardly but lovable frontiersman called Pumpkin Bill and the gritty, resourceful leader Pawnee Brown, Dick races against time itself to find his father before the claim rush consumes them both. This is vintage Stratemeyer adventure, written at the height of the adventure story boom: a page-turning historical thriller that captures the raw excitement, danger, and possibility of America's final great land rush.
