"Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks by Rudyard Kipling
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"Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks by Rudyard Kipling is a novel published in 1897. It follows fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., a spoiled railroad tycoon's son, who is rescued from drowning by an American fishing schooner. Unable to convince the crew of his wealth or persuade them to return to port quickly, Harvey must work alongside them on the Grand Banks. Through trials and adventures at sea, the pampered boy
gradually transforms, learning the rugged ways of the cod fishery and discovering unexpected strength within himself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 |
|---|---|
| Title | "Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captains_Courageous |
| Credits | Produced by David Reed and Bill Stoddard. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 90.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Sea stories |
| Subject | Bildungsromans |
| Subject | Children of the rich -- Fiction |
| Subject | Saltwater fishing -- Fiction |
| Subject | Fishing boats -- Fiction |
| Subject | Teenage boys -- Fiction |
| Subject | Rescues -- Fiction |
| Subject | Fishers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Grand Banks of Newfoundland -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2186 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2000 |
| Last Update | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 914 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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