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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Enjoyed by millions since its first publication in 1959, The Travels Of Jaimie McPheeters is the lively story of a 13-year-old boy's adventures on a journey across America in 1849. This million-copy Pulitzer Prize-winning classic details the journey of Jaimie and his father from Kentucky to gold-rush California. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Robert Lewis Taylor | | Paperback: | 548 pages | | Publisher: | Main Street Books | | Publication Date: | December 01, 1992 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0385422229 | | Product Length: | 5.5 inches | | Product Width: | 1.25 inches | | Product Height: | 8.5 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.56 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.34 inches | | Package Width: | 5.62 inches | | Package Height: | 1.31 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 35 reviews |
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13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 It is a tragedy this book is out of print. Feb 28, 1999
By Miles D. Moore
Some enterprising publisher of lapsed titles--perhaps Dalkey Archives or someplace similar--should publish a new edition posthaste. "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" is a walloping good read, full of excitement, humor, and vivid characters. In places it reads as if Mark Twain and Henry Fielding had put their heads together for a collaboration. Robert Lewis Taylor wrote several books about teenage boys coming of age on the frontier, but "Jaimie McPheeters" was the first and by far the best.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Best fiction since Twain May 18, 2007
By Blackbird Crow Raven
"Blackbird Crow Raven"
This is quite possibly the most enjoyable work of fiction since "Huck Finn." Reading it was a pure delight--it is very well written, the story is gripping, and I was simultaneously satisfied and sad when I finished the last page.
I think of the best nonfiction as "brain candy." This novel is more, shall I say, "soul candy" or perhaps (without sounding smarmy, I hope) I can call it "heart candy."
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Best researched piece of fiction about this era I ever read. Oct 09, 1999
As several others have noted, I also read this book as a teenager (actually pre-teen) when it was first released. It was my first experience with a book annotated with references to research concerning the period.It is every bit as well written as classics such as Tom Sawyer, Oliver Twist, or Treasure Island. I really cannot imagine such a wonderful piece of literature being lost to other generations.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great American Fun!! Jun 15, 2007
By Receptive Reader
"CGBG"
I could not put this book down. It was my library's discussion choice and we had a delightful journey together with Jaimie and Sardius McPheeters. The historic detail keeps it interesting on a serious level, Jaimie gives us the wit and mischief. For something written in the 1950's to stand up to today's standards of political correctness is also important. This is a wonderful story for all ages. If you're looking for a book and can't decide, look no further.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Some of the finest reading available!! Aug 24, 2005
By old read fanatic
This was a thrilling read, at times heart rending often humorous. A historical tale enveloping the reader in the intrigue and danger of the western travels of the early settlers and gold venturers of the mid to late 1800's. It is filled with chronologic reference to place and event that gives accurate insight and depth into the struggles of the time. I highly recommend this book to one and all. A character builder for the young! Even found the bibliography was inspiring.
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