Project Gutenberg 2008-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 170 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor Dikes and Ditches; Or, Young America in Holland and Belgium Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Dikes and Ditches; Or, Young America in Holland and Belgium" by Oliver Optic is a story of travel and adventure written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows a group of young Americans aboard an academy ship as they navigate the waters of Holland and Belgium, blending historical facts with the fictional adventures of the students. The story showcases the students' interactions with their instructors and highlights their learning experiences set against the backdrop of their foreign explorations. At the start of the book, the crew of the Young America is facing a calm sea, but a storm is brewing on the horizon. Captain Kendall, who's also a student on board, grapples with strict disciplinary rules enforced by Professor Hamblin while managing the rising tension among the crew. As the storm hits, the captain takes decisive action to secure the ship, demonstrating both courage and leadership. Meanwhile, the professor is preoccupied with his Greek lessons, leading to conflict as Kendall prioritizes the ship's safety. This opening sets the stage for a story rich with nautical language, challenges of authority, and the realities of maritime adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Americans -- Netherlands -- Juvenile fiction Americans -- Belgium -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 571178 570951 2025-02-10T12:36:06.346077 2023-09-11T08:45:43.298794 text/html text/html 576376 2008-05-16T08:58:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 330289 2008-05-16T08:58:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 358835 2025-02-10T12:36:14.527057 application/epub+zip 362967 2025-02-10T12:36:07.546111 application/epub+zip 273306 2025-02-10T12:36:06.928079 application/epub+zip 543006 2025-02-10T12:36:19.806035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496802 2025-02-10T12:36:13.758048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407717 2022-09-12T04:22:53.986653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521386 521196 2025-02-10T12:36:05.036093 2023-09-11T08:45:42.029844 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 521092 2008-05-16T08:58:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 189984 2008-05-16T08:58:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 521085 2008-05-16T08:58:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 189909 2008-05-16T08:58:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22267 2025-02-10T12:36:19.946000 application/rdf+xml 26244 2025-02-10T12:36:07.025076 image/jpeg 3913 2025-02-10T12:36:06.976086 image/jpeg 330062 2025-02-10T12:36:06.399116 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Ashton, Warren T. en.wikipedia