02408cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500350014326400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032850000310036450801900039552011270058553400450171265300370175765300350179465300300182965300360185965300590189570000300195485600430198499900190202761595UtSlPG20260610134423.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aCrump, Irving,d1887-197910aJack Straw, Lighthouse Builder 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2020-03-10  aE-text prepared by Craig Kirkwood and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"Jack Straw, Lighthouse Builder" by Irving Crump is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the adventures of the young protagonist, Jack Straw, who takes a summer job working on the construction of a lighthouse on Cobra Reef, Hood Island, Maine. The narrative highlights themes of ambition, engineering, and camaraderie, as Jack navigates challenges with his fellow workers while aiming to learn more about marine engineering.  The opening of the book introduces Jack Straw, a high school student consumed with excitement over a telegram offering him a summer job in the Lighthouse Bureau. The narrative describes his life at Drueryville Academy, including his friends and their engagement in athletics. After receiving the telegram, Jack eagerly prepares for the journey ahead, reflecting on both his family and the imminent opportunity that lies in lighthouse building. This sets the stage for the adventures and challenges he will face, including interactions with quirky characters and the learning experience in a demanding work environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aTeenage boys -- Juvenile fiction  aFriendship -- Juvenile fiction  aMaine -- Juvenile fiction  aLighthouses -- Juvenile fiction  aConstruction industry -- Employees -- Juvenile fiction1 aCrump, Leslie,d1894-196240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61595  c102420d102420