02270cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000390011324500570015226400510020930000470026033600260030733700260033333800360035950000850039550000310048050800660051152010450057753400450162265300160166765300210168365300230170465300200172765300230174765300250177065300290179585600430182499900170186711573UtSlPG20260610133257.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aCooper, James Fenimore,d1789-185114aThe Crater; Or, Vulcan's Peak: A Tale of the Pacific 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crater_(novel)  aRelease date is 2004-03-01  aE-text prepared by Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders  a"The Crater; Or, Vulcan's Peak: A Tale of the Pacific" by James Fenimore Cooper is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative centers around the character of Mark Woolston, who is introduced as a young man navigating the complexities of his life, including familial relationships, personal ambition, and love, set against the backdrop of maritime adventures in the Pacific Ocean.  The opening of the novel establishes Mark's background, detailing his upbringing and the contrasting relationships between his family and that of his rival’s, the Yardleys. As Mark Woolston embarks on his journey at sea, his motivations are intermingled with romantic interests, particularly in Bridget Yardley, the daughter of his father's professional competitor. The narrative begins to set the stage for both his personal growth and the larger ecological and societal themes that may unfold as he ventures into the unknown of the Pacific waters and grapples with the consequences of his choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSea stories  aDidactic fiction  aUtopias -- Fiction  aUtopian fiction  aOceania -- Fiction  aCastaways -- Fiction  aPacific Ocean -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11573  c53019d53019