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100 1 _aDrysdale, William,
_d1852-1901
245 1 4 _aThe Young Supercargo: A Story of the Merchant Marine
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aBrain and brawn series
500 _aRelease date is 2021-11-16
508 _adavidkpark; Sue Clark; the image following page 211 provided by The Young Supercargo: a Story of the Merchant Marine. 1898. Courtesy of Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida; and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Young Supercargo: A Story of the Merchant Marine" by William Drysdale is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Christopher "Kit" Silburn, a young and ambitious boy who seeks adventure and a better life by venturing to sea as a cabin boy on the steamship "North Cape". This tale captures his journey from homelessness to finding a place aboard the ship, where he learns about responsibility, maturity, and the challenges of maritime life. Kit’s character as a determined and honest boy is likely to resonate with readers who enjoy stories of personal growth against a backdrop of adventure. At the start of the narrative, Kit finds himself in Brooklyn, trying to escape his precarious life as a homeless boy. After a series of misunderstandings with a police officer, he is fortunate enough to be taken under the wing of Captain Griffith of the "North Cape", who offers him a position as a cabin boy. As Kit begins his adventure at sea, he reflects on his background, including his family and the disappearance of his father at sea. The initial chapters effectively set the stage, showcasing Kit's determination and positive outlook amidst adversity, while also introducing readers to the dynamics of life at sea in the late 1800s. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: W. A. Wilde & Company, 1898
653 _aChristian life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSea stories
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFathers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aFriendship -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSiblings -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aVoyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSeafaring life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aShip captains -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCastaways -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aYouth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aMothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aMerchant marine -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCargo ships -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aCopeland, Charles,
_d1858-1929
830 0 _aBrain and brawn series
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/youngsupercargos00drys
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66747
999 _c107569
_d107569