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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aPaine, Ralph Delahaye,
_d1871-1925
245 1 2 _aA Cadet of the Black Star Line
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-12-31
508 _aMartin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"A Cadet of the Black Star Line" by Ralph Delahaye Paine is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows a young sailor named David Downes, a cadet aboard the steamship "Roanoke", as he navigates his challenges and aspirations at sea while also grappling with his relationships and duties. The novel explores themes of adventure, the harsh realities of maritime life, and the longing for one’s place in the world, particularly through David's interactions with Captain Bracewell, a grieving ship-master, and his granddaughter, Margaret. At the start of the narrative, the "Roanoke" is crossing the Atlantic, bustling with passengers while David, the discontented cadet, struggles with feelings of homesickness and dissatisfaction with life aboard a steamship, lamenting the loss of traditional sailing vessels. His frustration intensifies as he observes the bullying nature of Captain Thrasher, the ship’s master, and feels torn between his aspirations of being a true sailor like his father and the reality of steam-powered vessels. Soon, David’s situation elevates when he bravely jumps overboard to rescue survivors from a sinking ship, an act that earns him admiration but also complicates his standing with authority. The opening chapters set the tone for a tale of growth and resilience as David begins to learn what it means to truly belong in the seafaring world he longs for. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aTeenage boys -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aOcean liners -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aVarian, George,
_d1865-1923
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61064
999 _c101890
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