Project Gutenberg 2016-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 80 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor Merrill, Frank T. 1848 1923 Merrill, F. T. Merrill, Frank Thayer Stem to Stern; or, building the boat Produced by Chris Curnow, 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) "Stem to Stern; or, Building the Boat" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the late 19th century. Part of the Boat-Builder Series, this story explores themes of adventure, resilience, and the mechanics of boat building, set against the backdrop of Lake Champlain. The narrative revolves around characters connected to Beech Hill Industrial School, particularly focusing on the struggles of Lily Bristol, her brother Paul, and their interactions with the arrogant Walker Billcord. At the start of the story, readers meet Lily Bristol, who finds herself confronting Walker Billcord's unwanted advances while rowing on the lake. The opening establishes tension as Paul, Lily's protective brother, rushes to her aid after she is physically held back by Walker. The confrontation escalates into a struggle between Paul and Walker, ultimately leading to their personalities being revealed through their actions. The chapter sets the stage for a broader conflict involving class dynamics and personal honor, emphasizing the importance of persistence in facing adversity as the Bristol family navigates their challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Boats and boating -- Juvenile fiction Boatbuilding -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 428350 428359 2024-09-22T05:44:57.018756 2023-09-23T04:23:24.756402 text/html text/html 434014 2016-09-09T06:05:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 494225 2016-09-09T06:05:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 533828 2024-09-22T05:45:03.932724 application/epub+zip 535318 2024-09-22T05:44:58.149805 application/epub+zip 229796 2024-09-22T05:44:57.572029 application/epub+zip 684408 2024-09-22T05:45:08.143205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635311 2024-09-22T05:45:03.178746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328612 2022-09-24T04:13:01.114387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382454 382250 2024-09-22T05:44:55.754791 2023-09-23T04:23:23.496403 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 382595 2016-09-09T06:05:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135586 2016-09-09T06:05:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19525 2024-09-22T05:45:08.283193 application/rdf+xml 22924 2024-09-22T05:44:57.670766 image/jpeg 3085 2024-09-22T05:44:57.622750 image/jpeg 493992 2024-09-22T05:44:57.066770 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 More titles under Ashton, Warren T. en.wikipedia