The Cruise of the Dazzler (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781721083046)

Joe Bronson, instead of studying for a school exam, goes out kite-flying with his school friends; on their way back he gets involved in fights with gang members in a poor part of the city. After he fails the exam the next day, he walks out of school and takes a ferry across the bay to Oakland. Looking at the boats on the wharf, he imagines the exciting life on a boat. His father, a businessman, has a liberal attitude to his son; but, critical of his recent behavior and poor school report, tells him that he might send him to a military academy. Joe later leaves a farewell note for his family; returning to Oakland, he joins the crew of a sloop, the Dazzler. The captain Pete Le Maire is known as "French Pete", and the one other crew member is 'Frisco Kid, a boy of about Joe's age.

Author: Jack London
ISBN-10: 1721083049
ISBN-13: 9781721083046
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/12/2018
Pages: 72
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.15d