Cadet Days

In Charles King's 'Cadet Days: A Story of West Point', we meet George Graham, a strong and athletic boy who has never attended school regularly but has traveled through most of the Western States and Territories with his father, a post surgeon. George's dream is to attend West Point, but it seems impossible until he meets Colonel Belknap, who helps him apply for a «cadetship.» This charming and nostalgic novel, set in the mid-19th century, depicts the adventurous life of a boy in the American West and his determination to overcome obstacles to pursue his dreams.