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LoC No.: 12037380

Title: All Taut; or, Rigging the boat

Note: Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

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Summary: "All Taut; or, Rigging the Boat" by Oliver Optic is a children's adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story is a part of "The Boat-Builder Series" and primarily revolves around the characters from the Beech Hill Industrial School, particularly focusing on Tom Topover and his companions as they explore boating and face various challenges. This volume introduces a mix of naval discipline and reformative endeavors as the school’s principal, Captain Gildrock, tries to influence a group of unruly boys. At the start of the book, we see Tom Topover struggling to lead his group of friends as they rig a makeshift boat and plan to navigate a local creek. The dynamics of leadership and the clash between Tom and Ash Burton generate conflict, highlighting Tom's desire for authority despite his lack of nautical knowledge. Their first voyage takes a chaotic turn as the amateur crew faces unforeseen difficulties, showcasing their inexperience and the lessons they must learn in both sailing and collaboration. The opening sets the stage for adventures, friendships, and the moral dilemmas of youth as the boys encounter various situations that test their characters and abilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Optic, Oliver, 1822-1897

EBook No.: 54945

Published: Jun 20, 2017

Downloads: 61

Language: English

Subject: Boatbuilding -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Masts and rigging -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 12037380

Title: All Taut; or, Rigging the boat

Note: Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Chris Curnow, readbueno and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)

Summary: "All Taut; or, Rigging the Boat" by Oliver Optic is a children's adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story is a part of "The Boat-Builder Series" and primarily revolves around the characters from the Beech Hill Industrial School, particularly focusing on Tom Topover and his companions as they explore boating and face various challenges. This volume introduces a mix of naval discipline and reformative endeavors as the school’s principal, Captain Gildrock, tries to influence a group of unruly boys. At the start of the book, we see Tom Topover struggling to lead his group of friends as they rig a makeshift boat and plan to navigate a local creek. The dynamics of leadership and the clash between Tom and Ash Burton generate conflict, highlighting Tom's desire for authority despite his lack of nautical knowledge. Their first voyage takes a chaotic turn as the amateur crew faces unforeseen difficulties, showcasing their inexperience and the lessons they must learn in both sailing and collaboration. The opening sets the stage for adventures, friendships, and the moral dilemmas of youth as the boys encounter various situations that test their characters and abilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Optic, Oliver, 1822-1897

EBook No.: 54945

Published: Jun 20, 2017

Downloads: 61

Language: English

Subject: Boatbuilding -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Masts and rigging -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.