The Rover Boys in Camp

The Rover brothers spend time at Putnam Hall and on a camping expedition in this entry to the series. They have a new set of rivals, let by lanky, surly Lew Flapp, a would-be boxer. Rover family nemesis, Arnold Baxter, is on the lam from prison. Also returning, the largely-unintelligible Hans Mueller and various other good boys from the military academy.

By : Arthur M. Winfield

01 - I. The Rover Boys at Home 02 - II. News of Interest 03 - III. A Midnight Visitor 04 - IV. A Useless Pursuit 05 - V. On the Way to Putnam Hall 06 - VI. Fun on the Boat 07 - VII. Something About the Military Academy 08 - VIII. A Scene in the Gymnasium 09 - IX. Settling Down to Study 10 - X. An Adventure in Cedarville 11 - XI. A Quarrel and it Results 12 - XII. The Election for Officers 13 - XIII. The Fight at the Boathouse 14 - XIV. Getting Ready for the Encampment 15 - XV. On the March to the Camp 16 - XVI. The First Day on Pine Island 17 - XVII. The Enemy Plot Mischief 18 - XVIII. Hazers at Work 19 - XIX. A Storm in Camp 20 - XX. The Rover Boys and the Bull 21 - XXI. A Tug of War 22 - XXII. A Swim and Some Snakes 23 - XXIII. A Glimpse of an Old Enemy 24 - XXIV. More Rivalry 25 - XXV. Winning the Contests 26 - XXVI. Sam Shows What He Can Do 27 - XXVII. A Prisoner of the Enemy 28 - XXVIII. Dick's Midnight Adventure 29 - XXIX. True Heroism 30 - XXX. Turning a New Leaf—Conclusion

My Dear Boys: "The Rover Boys in Camp" is a complete story in itself, but forms the eighth volume of "The Rover Boys Series for Young Americans."

As I have mentioned before, when I started this line of stories I had in mind to make not more than three, or possibly four, volumes. But the publication of "Rover Boys at School," "Rover Boys on the Ocean," "Rover Boys in the Jungle," and "Rover Boys Out West" did not appear to satisfy my readers, and so I followed with "Rover Boys on the Great Lakes," "Rover Boys in the Mountains," and lastly with "Rover Boys on Land and Sea." But the publishers say there is still a cry for "more! more!" and so I now present to you this new Rover Boys book, which relates the adventures of Dick, Tom, and Sam, and a number of their old-time friends, at home, at dear old Putnam Hall, and in camp on Pine Island.

In writing this tale I have had in mind two thoughts—one to give my young readers an out-and-out story of jolly summer adventure, along with a little touch of mystery, and the other to show them that it very often pays to return good for evil. Arnold Baxter had done much to bring trouble to the Rover family, but what Dick Rover did in return was Christian-like in the highest meaning of that term. Dick was not a "goody-goody" youth, but he was a thoroughly manly one, and his example is well worth following by any lad who wishes to make something of himself.

Once more let me thank all of those who have expressed themselves as satisfied with the previous stories in this series. I earnestly trust the present volume will also prove acceptable to them, and will do them good.

Affectionately and sincerely yours,

Arthur M. Winfield