TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lewis,Henry Harrison
TI  - Midshipman Merrill
AV  - PZ 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Sea stories
KW  - United States Naval Academy -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Military cadets -- Juvenile fiction
N1  - Release date is 2020-11-01; Demian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of
the Digital Library@Villanova University
(http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)); Original publication data not identified
N2  - "Midshipman Merrill" by Henry Harrison Lewis is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows the young protagonist, Mark Merrill, a fisher lad from Maine, who displays exceptional sailing skills and bravery that lead him to save a yacht from destruction during a storm. As conflict arises with local boys who ridicule him for his humble background, the narrative delves into themes of courage, resilience, and the journey to acceptance—in both society and himself.  At the start of the book, we are introduced to a coastal town where Mark navigates a series of challenges, including harassment from peers after the destruction of his toy ship. Showing remarkable bravery and physical prowess, he defends himself against his attackers. The opening chapters culminate with his heroic act of swimming out to save a yacht in distress, during which he earns recognition from the Secretary of the Navy and a subsequent appointment to the Naval Academy. Mark's journey is further complicated by the dynamics with his adversary, Scott Clemmons, who is also vying for a position at the academy, setting the stage for future confrontations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63590
ER  -