Captains courageous (1896), by Rudyard Kipling(novel) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781530838172)

Captains Courageous is an 1897 novel, by Rudyard Kipling, that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the north Atlantic. The novel originally appeared as a serialisation in McClure's, beginning with the November 1896 edition. The adventures of Harvey Chaney Jr., an arrogant and spoiled son of a railroad tycoon. Washed overboard from a transatlantic steamship and rescued by fishermen on the Grand Banks, Harvey cannot persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince them of his wealth. However, the captain of a passing schooner offers him a job as crew until they return to port. With no other choice, Harvey accepts, and there begins a series of trials and adventures where the boy learns to adjust to his rough new life, and takes the first steps towards becoming a man.

Author: Rudyard Kipling
ISBN-10: 1530838177
ISBN-13: 9781530838172
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2016
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.99w x 0.22d