A Castlemon, Harry 1842-1915 creator text utu 2017 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "A Sailor in Spite of Himself" by Harry Castlemon is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of young boys at an academy in Elmwood, focusing particularly on the rivalry between two crews in a rowing competition. The main characters are Bob Nellis, who is more favored among his peers, and Gus Layton, who exhibits jealousy and treachery, orchestrating underhanded tactics to defeat Bob's team. The opening of the novel sets the stage for a thrilling and competitive atmosphere as two rival boat crews prepare for a much-anticipated race. Bob's crew, known as the Zephyr, faces off against Gus's crew, the Mist. Tension increases as it's revealed that Gus may have tampered with Bob's oar in an attempt to sabotage his chances of winning. Amidst this backdrop of competition, we also see elements of loyalty and friendships among the boys, with an intriguing subplot about a boy named Simpson, who is known for sharing secrets, hinting at underlying conflicts and choices that will shape the story ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2017-05-18 Produced by David Edwards, readbueno 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 Sea stories Adventure stories Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Juvenile fiction Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Cousins -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction Trust -- Juvenile fiction PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54741 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54741 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134248.0 54741