Smith, Ruel Perley 1869-1937 creator Gowing, Louis D. text utu 2012 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Jack Harvey's Adventures; or, The Rival Campers Among the Oyster Pirates" by Ruel Perley Smith is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. This story focuses on the adventures of Jack Harvey, a boy who finds himself drawn into a series of thrilling escapades after he opts to stay in Baltimore while his parents travel to Europe. As he wanders the waterfront, he encounters dubious characters and becomes embroiled in a plot involving oyster pirates aboard a sneaky vessel. The opening of the narrative introduces Jack Harvey as he bids farewell to his parents at the pier. Jack, feeling a sense of freedom and adventure, inadvertently meets a fellow named Artie Jenkins, who lures him aboard a fishing schooner under false pretenses. After engaging in a moment of heroics by saving a boat from drifting away, Jack is befriended by Jenkins, who has ulterior motives. As the situation escalates, Jack unwittingly signs on to a crew, leading to a tumultuous adventure filled with unexpected challenges as he navigates life aboard the bug-eye, Z. B. Brandt, encountering pirates, betrayal, and danger. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2012-08-02 Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Pirates -- Juvenile fiction Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.) -- Juvenile fiction Oyster fisheries -- Juvenile fiction PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40396 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40396 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133926.0 40396