Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen by Jules Verne
"Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen" by Jules Verne is a novel published in 1878. When a whaling expedition goes tragically wrong, fifteen-year-old Dick Sand finds himself commanding a ship with no experienced crew. Through treachery and sabotage, the vessel is secretly diverted to Africa instead of South America, delivering its passengers into the hands of slave traders. Dick must protect Mrs. Weldon and her young son while navigating the brutal realities
of the African slave trade in this adventure tale addressing one of history's darkest practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Un capitaine de quinze ans. English |
| Title | Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Sand,_A_Captain_at_Fifteen |
| Credits | Produced by Norm Wolcott and PG Distributed Proofreaders |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Ship captains -- Fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Sailors -- Fiction |
| Subject | Voyages and travels -- Fiction |
| Subject | Enslaved persons -- Fiction |
| Subject | Whales -- Fiction |
| Subject | Cooks -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 12051 |
| Release Date | Apr 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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