The Young Ship-Builders of Elm Island by Elijah Kellogg
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"The Young Ship-Builders of Elm Island" by Elijah Kellogg is a novel written in the late 19th century. This story centers around young boys who are exploring the challenges of learning trades, specifically shipbuilding, in a vibrant seaside community. The book reflects themes of ambition, responsibility, and craftsmanship as the characters venture into undertaking building their own boat. At the start of the novel, we meet John Rhines, who is contemplating his
future and the various trades he might pursue after a summer of hard work. His desire to learn a trade leads him to help a blacksmith, where he discovers a talent for making items. Alongside Charlie, his companion, they dream about crafting a significant project: a boat that could surpass canoes in design and performance. The opening portion sets the stage for their creative ideas and ambitions while introducing the supportive and industrious community around them, hinting at the trials and successes that lie ahead in their shipbuilding adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Kellogg, Elijah, 1813-1901 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Young Ship-Builders of Elm Island |
| Series Title | Elm Island stories |
| Credits |
Produced by Giovanni Fini, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Christian life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Boys -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Uncles -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Ships -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Sick -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Prayer -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 50475 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-50475-9 |
| Release Date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Last Update | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 491 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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