Project Gutenberg 2012-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 158 Kjelgaard, Jim 1910 1959 Kjelgaard, James Arthur Elgard, Jim The Spell of the White Sturgeon Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Spell of the White Sturgeon" by Jim Kjelgaard is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with Ramsay Cartou, a young man who finds himself on a treacherous side-wheeler, the "H. H. Holter", en route to Wisconsin from New York. Enthralled by the wild beauty of Lake Michigan, Ramsay’s journey quickly turns into a struggle for survival when the ship faces an unforeseen storm, thus presenting themes of adventure, danger, and the lure of the uncharted frontier. At the start of the novel, Ramsay is captivated by the turbulent lake while awaiting his voyage to Three Points. However, his fascination is interrupted when he encounters a belligerent man named Devil Chad, who commands the crew's obedience. As Ramsay contemplates his decision to leave New York for the Midwest, the ship becomes overwhelmed by the storm, leading to a climactic wreck that plunges Ramsay into the icy depths of Lake Michigan. Struggling to survive, he is faced with the fearsome legend of the White Sturgeon, a mysterious creature of local folklore. The opening sets the stage for a thrilling exploration of man versus nature, as Ramsay learns to navigate a new, wild world filled with hostility and fortitude. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fishing -- Juvenile fiction Fishers -- Juvenile fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- Wisconsin -- Juvenile fiction Fishes -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 332758 332767 2024-09-17T12:46:31.109770 2023-09-18T07:41:09.911261 text/html text/html 331831 2012-12-19T09:38:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 120718 2012-12-19T09:38:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 174496 2024-09-17T12:46:37.185256 application/epub+zip 178680 2024-09-17T12:46:32.649762 application/epub+zip 178681 2024-09-17T12:46:31.729787 application/epub+zip 335531 2024-09-17T12:46:40.625227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316559 2024-09-17T12:46:36.489246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316848 2022-09-19T05:32:47.039624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315522 315405 2024-09-17T12:46:30.293788 2023-09-18T07:41:09.146228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 315387 2012-12-19T09:38:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118243 2012-12-19T09:38:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19206 2024-09-17T12:46:40.756223 application/rdf+xml 12941 2024-09-17T12:46:32.092801 image/jpeg 3307 2024-09-17T12:46:31.910770 image/jpeg 172083 2024-09-17T12:46:31.139811 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