TY - BOOK AU - Drysdale,William AU - Copeland,Charles TI - The Young Supercargo: A Story of the Merchant Marine T2 - Brain and brawn series AV - PZ PY - 2021/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Christian life -- Juvenile fiction KW - Sea stories KW - Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction KW - Fathers -- Juvenile fiction KW - Adventure stories KW - Friendship -- Juvenile fiction KW - Siblings -- Juvenile fiction KW - Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction KW - Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction KW - Ship captains -- Juvenile fiction KW - Castaways -- Juvenile fiction KW - Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction KW - Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction KW - Merchant marine -- Juvenile fiction KW - Cargo ships -- Juvenile fiction N1 - Release date is 2021-11-16; davidkpark; Sue Clark; the image following page 211 provided by The Young Supercargo: a Story of the Merchant Marine. 1898. Courtesy of Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida; and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.); Originally published; United States: W. A. Wilde & Company, 1898 N2 - "The Young Supercargo: A Story of the Merchant Marine" by William Drysdale is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Christopher "Kit" Silburn, a young and ambitious boy who seeks adventure and a better life by venturing to sea as a cabin boy on the steamship "North Cape". This tale captures his journey from homelessness to finding a place aboard the ship, where he learns about responsibility, maturity, and the challenges of maritime life. Kit’s character as a determined and honest boy is likely to resonate with readers who enjoy stories of personal growth against a backdrop of adventure. At the start of the narrative, Kit finds himself in Brooklyn, trying to escape his precarious life as a homeless boy. After a series of misunderstandings with a police officer, he is fortunate enough to be taken under the wing of Captain Griffith of the "North Cape", who offers him a position as a cabin boy. As Kit begins his adventure at sea, he reflects on his background, including his family and the disappearance of his father at sea. The initial chapters effectively set the stage, showcasing Kit's determination and positive outlook amidst adversity, while also introducing readers to the dynamics of life at sea in the late 1800s. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://archive.org/details/youngsupercargos00drys UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66747 ER -