Project Gutenberg 2008-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 75 Bassett, Sara Ware 1872 1968 The Story of Leather Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Sigal Alon, La Monte H. P. Yarroll, Anne Storer, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Story of Leather" by Sara Ware Bassett is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the life of Peter Coddington, a high school student who faces academic challenges and must confront the consequences of his actions. After failing his courses, his father, Mr. Coddington, sends him to work at the family’s tannery, where Peter undergoes significant personal growth while navigating his newfound responsibilities. At the start of the narrative, Peter grapples with the disappointment of his poor school performance, particularly as it affects his spot on the school’s baseball team. In a pivotal moment, his father decides to take proactive steps, believing that working at the tannery will teach Peter valuable lessons about hard work and responsibility. As Peter adjusts to life at the tannery, he encounters the harsh realities of labor but also discovers the importance of community and camaraderie among the workers, leading to a journey of self-discovery and maturation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Leather -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Technology Manufacturing Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Engineering & Construction 284609 284480 2024-10-11T07:17:17.225507 2023-09-11T10:08:25.463493 text/html text/html 297034 2008-06-17T15:57:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 869249 2021-01-03T18:42:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 941436 2024-10-11T07:17:25.895471 application/epub+zip 945232 2024-10-11T07:17:20.142462 application/epub+zip 179664 2024-10-11T07:17:18.052489 application/epub+zip 902457 2024-10-11T07:17:29.558462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 872014 2024-10-11T07:17:24.249436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265729 2022-09-12T06:20:43.830907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244347 244234 2024-10-11T07:17:16.322509 2023-09-11T10:08:24.692461 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 244089 2021-01-03T18:42:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 93644 2021-01-03T18:42:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 244097 2021-01-03T18:42:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93641 2021-01-03T18:42:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21513 2024-10-11T07:17:29.692420 application/rdf+xml 12083 2024-10-11T07:17:18.609448 image/jpeg 3323 2024-10-11T07:17:18.330596 image/jpeg 929645 2024-10-11T07:17:17.287468 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 en.wikipedia