02780cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500270014326400510017030000470022133600260026833700260029433800360032050000310035650801180038752015100050553400750201565300320209065300330212265300360215565300370219165300330222865300340226170000490229585600430234499900190238771346UtSlPG20260610134641.0mcr n260607r20231902utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aSwett, Sophie,d1858-191214aThe young ship builder 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-08-04  aDonald Cummings, David E. Brown, Ed Leckert, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"The Young Ship Builder" by Sophie Swett is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the lives of the Dill family who navigate the complexities of life, family relationships, and the challenges presented by their family dynamics, especially following the return of their mother with two new half-siblings after a second marriage. The story is narrated by Bathsheba, one of the elder siblings, and the primary focus is on her brother Cyrus, whose aspirations are challenged by family duty and the arrival of their half-siblings, whom are perceived as "aliens" within the family.  At the start of the narrative, the reader is introduced to Bathsheba's family on Groundnut Hill, where the dynamics have changed with the return of their mother and the incorporation of her new children, Estelle and David. Bathsheba reflects on the implications of having a mixed family, the expectations on Cyrus to sacrifice his own dreams for the sake of the younger children, and the emotional toll it takes on everyone involved. As the childhood antics of Bathsheba and her siblings unfold, we witness a deepening sense of responsibility emerge in Cyrus, who grapples with his desire to pursue a ministry against the harsh realities of caring for his family. The opening serves not only to set up the family dynamics but also hints at impending struggles and the burden of expectations that will shape the characters' lives going forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cPhiladelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1902  aOrphans -- Juvenile fiction  aSiblings -- Juvenile fiction  aNew England -- Juvenile fiction  aStepfamilies -- Juvenile fiction  aBusiness -- Juvenile fiction  aShipyards -- Juvenile fiction1 aBetts, John H.q(John Henderson),d1877-190240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71346  c112072d112072