Description
A Boy Crusoe is also produced and published as A Yankee Crusoe. It is a story of a young farm boy who is very industrious and very intelligent and got enticed by the risky experiences on the seas as a merchant seaman that he could not do without. His story goes like this, he was born in a small town in the State of Maine, nearing the end of Civil War. His childhood life is not at all different from the other average farmer’s son in the far country districts of New England, except, that he studies more and learns more. Cultivating on the farm soil, two quarters every year in the small yellow country schoolhouse, a day of fishing now and then filling his life full with an overflow of beautiful experiences. What he has now is a big anticipation and adventure to complete his ecstatic dreams. He battles every problem and hurdles that come his way. A story full of ambition and determination that will surely captivate our hearts. The author is also known for his other interesting works such as Early Life; Off for a Voyage, Heavy Weather; the Sargasso Sea, A Terrible Storm; Leaving the Ship, Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island, Strange Surroundings; Building a House, The Stockade; a Crusoe’s Life, A Cocoanut Calendar; Food Supply, Thoughts of the Future; Making a Bow-Gun, Starts to Explore the Island; Turtles’ Eggs, In the Folds of a Snake, The Mountain Cave; a Beacon; Attack by Pigs, Return to the Coast; a Mangrove Swamp; Fever, A Feathered Companion; Making a Fish Trap, Another Exploring Trip; Tropical Fruits, A Hurricane and a Ship-Wreck, Pleasant Companions; Enlarging the House, Building a Raft; Visits to the Wreck, The March Continued; Arrival on the Mountain, An Ancient Ruin; Wonderful Discovery, “The Golden Treasure;” Its Removal, and many others.
Product ID: 9781776720217
Sku: R0-FCT3-GTZQ
