Lincoln, Joseph Crosby 1870-1944 creator Rae, John 1882-1963 Weber-Ditzler, Charlotte 1877-1958 text utu 2026 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Partners of the Tide" by Joseph Crosby Lincoln is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in a Cape Cod village, it follows orphan Bradley Nickerson as he is taken in by the precise, well-meaning Allen sisters, while the bold Captain Ezra Titcomb and the spirited neighbor girl Gus Baker pull him toward the wider, rough-and-ready life of the shore. It’s a warm small‑town tale of coming-of-age, loyalty, and community expectations. The opening of Partners of the Tide introduces Bradley’s arrival in a winter storm, the town’s gossip about the “old maids” adopting him, and his stagecoach ride with the affable Captain Titcomb to the Allens’ spotless home. We see Bradley’s awkward first night and morning, Titcomb’s tactful gifts and help outfitting him, and locals debating the Captain’s “smart” reputation. Bradley meets Gus Baker—the “dog girl”—and her unruly pack, leading to a school fiasco when a dog hides in the closet, chaos erupts, and Bradley is punished again after a playground fight with teaser Sam Hammond. At home he faces the sisters’ stern disapproval until Gus bursts in to take the blame; even after the Captain counsels patience and obedience, Bradley remains torn, quietly choosing loyalty to Gus over a promise to shun her. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2026-05-02 Steve Mattern and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Originally published: New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1905 Orphans -- Fiction Ship captains -- Fiction Sisters -- Fiction Single women -- Fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Adopted children -- Fiction Boys -- Fiction Shipwrecks -- Fiction Salvage -- Fiction Cape Cod (Mass.) -- Fiction PS New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1905 https://archive.org/details/partnersoftide00lincrich/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78581 https://archive.org/details/partnersoftide00lincrich/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78581 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134825.0 78581