TY - BOOK AU - Alger,Horatio,Jr TI - Charlie Codman's Cruise: A Story for Boys AV - PZ PY - 2017/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction KW - Adventure stories KW - Kidnapping -- Juvenile fiction KW - Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction KW - Diligence -- Juvenile fiction KW - Success -- Juvenile fiction KW - Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction KW - Ships -- Juvenile fiction KW - Wealth -- Juvenile fiction KW - Widows -- Juvenile fiction KW - Misers -- Juvenile fiction KW - Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction KW - Criminals -- Juvenile fiction N1 - Release date is 2017-03-07; Produced by Nahum Maso i Carcases 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 - "Charlie Codman's Cruise: A Story for Boys" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. This book tells the story of Charlie Codman, a fourteen-year-old boy who struggles with poverty yet possesses a strong sense of duty toward his mother. As the narrative unfolds, Charlie's life takes a drastic turn when he is unwittingly entangled in nefarious schemes that threaten to separate him from everything he holds dear. The opening of the story introduces Charlie as he navigates the challenges of his daily life, selling newspapers to help support his mother. We are introduced to various characters, including old Peter Manson, a miserly figure whose obsession with money impacts Charlie’s fate. Charlie’s chance encounter with Manson leads to an unexpected chain of events that sees him caught up in a plot crafted by the unscrupulous mate, John Randall, who wishes to exploit Charlie for his own gain. As the narrative develops, we witness Charlie’s resilience in facing the perilous situations ahead of him, underscoring the broader themes of adventure, loyalty, and the harsh realities of life for boys from impoverished backgrounds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54294 ER -