Project Gutenberg 2013-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 53 Otis, James 1848 1912 Kaler, James Otis Orton, James K. Stecher, William F. (William Frederick) 1864 1940 Stecher, William Frederick Stecher, Will F. Stecher, W. F. With Porter in the Essex A Story of His Famous Cruise in the Southern Waters During the War of 1812 Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by sp1nd, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "With Porter in the Essex" by James Otis is a historical adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on the experiences of a young boy named Ezra McKnight, who enlists on board the USS Essex, a United States frigate, during the War of 1812. Throughout his voyage in the southern waters, Ezra is involved in naval battles and adventures that reveal the bravery and challenges faced by young sailors in that era. The opening of the story introduces Ezra as an awkward and eager lad who, at the age of fourteen, dreams of serving in the navy like his cousin, Stephen Decatur McKnight. After joining the crew of the Essex, he quickly learns the harsh realities of life at sea, dealing with seasickness and the trials of becoming a sailor. The narrative unfolds as Ezra and his companion, Philip Robbins, learn the ropes among an experienced crew while preparing for the ship's significant mission: to capture enemy vessels amidst the conflict with England. Their adventure is marked by excitement, danger, and the camaraderie that develops among the young crew members as they face their first taste of naval warfare. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43766/43766-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 479669 479654 2024-10-18T11:11:13.642585 2023-09-19T06:52:23.315600 text/html text/html 485488 2013-09-19T10:51:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 605388 2013-09-19T10:51:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 634512 2024-10-18T11:11:20.883130 application/epub+zip 638633 2024-10-18T11:11:14.771629 application/epub+zip 247544 2024-10-18T11:11:14.209557 application/epub+zip 791526 2024-10-18T11:11:25.561033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 743736 2024-10-18T11:11:20.228024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353729 2022-09-20T03:56:21.714871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433421 433224 2024-10-18T11:11:12.359655 2023-09-19T06:52:22.277569 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 433335 2013-09-19T10:51:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 159356 2013-09-19T10:51:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 433330 2013-09-19T10:51:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159347 2013-09-19T10:51:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22618 2024-10-18T11:11:25.747015 application/rdf+xml 18384 2024-10-18T11:11:14.307577 image/jpeg 2691 2024-10-18T11:11:14.257559 image/jpeg 604753 2024-10-18T11:11:13.705690 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 Prentice, Harry en.wikipedia