Verne, Jules 1828-1905 creator Frewer, Ellen E. (Ellen Elizabeth) 1848-1940 text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Dick Sands, the Boy Captain" by Jules Verne is a novel published in 1878. When a whaling expedition goes tragically wrong, fifteen-year-old Dick Sand must command a ship with no experienced crew. Through the treachery of the ship's cook, the vessel is secretly diverted to Africa instead of South America, where Dick and his passengers—including a woman, her young son, and several African survivors—find themselves trapped in the brutal world of the slave trade. A tale of courage, deception, and survival unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Sand,_A_Captain_at_Fifteen Release date is 2005-10-01 Distributed Proofreaders Original publication data not identified Ship captains -- Fiction Adventure stories Sailors -- Fiction Voyages and travels -- Fiction Enslaved persons -- Fiction Whales -- Fiction Cooks -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9150 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9150 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133229.0 9150