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100 1 _aCastlemon, Harry,
_d1842-1915
245 1 2 _aA Sailor in Spite of Himself
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-05-18
508 _aProduced 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)
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSea stories
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aFriendship -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBoys -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aVoyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSeafaring life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSailors -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCousins -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aShipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSuccess -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCourage -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aTrust -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54741
999 _c95573
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