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100	1		_aSwett, Sophie, _d1858-1912
245	1	4	_aThe young ship builder
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2023
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2023-08-04
508			_aDonald Cummings, David E. Brown, Ed Leckert, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520			_a"The Young Ship Builder" by Sophie Swett is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the lives of the Dill family who navigate the complexities of life, family relationships, and the challenges presented by their family dynamics, especially following the return of their mother with two new half-siblings after a second marriage. The story is narrated by Bathsheba, one of the elder siblings, and the primary focus is on her brother Cyrus, whose aspirations are challenged by family duty and the arrival of their half-siblings, whom are perceived as "aliens" within the family. At the start of the narrative, the reader is introduced to Bathsheba's family on Groundnut Hill, where the dynamics have changed with the return of their mother and the incorporation of her new children, Estelle and David. Bathsheba reflects on the implications of having a mixed family, the expectations on Cyrus to sacrifice his own dreams for the sake of the younger children, and the emotional toll it takes on everyone involved. As the childhood antics of Bathsheba and her siblings unfold, we witness a deepening sense of responsibility emerge in Cyrus, who grapples with his desire to pursue a ministry against the harsh realities of caring for his family. The opening serves not only to set up the family dynamics but also hints at impending struggles and the burden of expectations that will shape the characters' lives going forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cPhiladelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1902
653			_aOrphans -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aSiblings -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aNew England -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aStepfamilies -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aBusiness -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aShipyards -- Juvenile fiction
700	1		_aBetts, John H. _q(John Henderson), _d1877-1902
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71346
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