The Young Ship Builders Of Elm Island (1870)

von Elijah Kellogg

314 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Young Ship Builders of Elm Island is a novel written by Elijah Kellogg and first published in 1870. The story is set in the mid-19th century on Elm Island, a small island off the coast of Maine. The protagonist of the story is a young boy named Phil, who dreams of becoming a shipbuilder like his father.Phil and his friends, Tom and Nat, spend their days exploring the island and learning about shipbuilding from Phil's father. They also encounter a group of smugglers who are using the island as a base for their illegal activities. The boys must work together to stop the smugglers and protect their community.Throughout the novel, the boys learn important lessons about hard work, perseverance, and the value of friendship. The book also provides a glimpse into the world of shipbuilding in the mid-19th century, with detailed descriptions of the tools and techniques used to construct wooden ships.Overall, The Young Ship Builders of Elm Island is a classic coming-of-age story that combines adventure, history, and moral lessons in a captivating and entertaining way.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Themen: Kinder, Jugendliche und Bildung Romane, Erzählungen, Tatsachenberichte Allgemeine, moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik
• ISBN: 9781104786472
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.07.2009
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC