TY - BOOK AU - Kellogg,Elijah TI - Arthur Brown, The Young Captain T2 - Pleasant Cove series AV - PZ PY - 2015/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Orphans -- Juvenile fiction KW - Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction KW - Natural history -- Juvenile fiction KW - Maine -- Juvenile fiction KW - Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction KW - Gratitude -- Juvenile fiction KW - Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction KW - Diligence -- Juvenile fiction KW - Success -- Juvenile fiction KW - Temperance -- Juvenile fiction KW - Self-reliance -- Juvenile fiction N1 - Release date is 2015-05-09; Produced by Giovanni Fini, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Young Captain" by Rev. Elijah Kellogg is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. This story follows Arthur Brown, the son of a shipmaster who perished at sea, as he navigates the challenges of life after being rescued from a shipwreck. The novel explores themes of gratitude, adventure, and the bonds formed through shared experiences, particularly as the characters confront the tumultuous backdrop of early American maritime history during a period filled with conflict and opportunity. The opening of the book introduces us to the context of Arthur Brown's story, highlighting the kindness of Captain Rhines, who saves Arthur from a precarious situation on a raft. It sets the tone for the narrative, emphasizing the concepts of gratitude and paying back debts of kindness, as Captain Rhines recognizes Arthur as the son of his benefactor, who had taken him in as a young boy. The beginnings of the plot establish intriguing elements that suggest a rich exploration of character development, as Arthur and the other young men gradually work towards their ambitions amid the historical context of maritime exploits and the relationships formed in their tight-knit community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48904 ER -