"Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
"Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
"Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Kipling, Rudyard (1865–1936).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks by Rudyard Kipling is a novel published in 1897. It follows fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., a spoiled railroad tycoon's son, who is rescued from drowning by an American fishing schooner. Unable to convince the crew of his wealth or persuade them to return to port quickly, Harvey must work alongside them on the Grand Banks. Through trials and adventures at sea, the pampered boy gradually transforms, learning the rugged ways of the cod fishery and discovering unexpected strength within himself.
Book and edition facts
- Title: "Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks
- Author credits: Kipling, Rudyard (1865–1936)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Bildungsromans
- Children of the rich -- Fiction
- Fishers -- Fiction
- Fishing boats -- Fiction
- Grand Banks of Newfoundland -- Fiction
- Rescues -- Fiction
- Saltwater fishing -- Fiction
- Sea stories
- Teenage boys -- Fiction
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- Category: Adventure
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Novels
- Nobel Prizes in Literature
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