The Life of a Ship
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Davy has grown up beside a harbour, fishing with his father and watching large ships sail beyond the horizon. When a fisherman takes him to a building yard, the unfinished Fair Nancy gives his wish to go to sea a definite shape. R. M. Ballantyne follows the boy's excitement through lessons in shipbuilding, the bustle of a public launch and the demands of work aboard a sailing vessel.
This children's sea story explains its equipment as it goes: the keel and ribs, copper sheathing, masts, yards and ropes all become part of Davy's education. His eagerness meets real danger when a climb aloft ends in a fall into the water, and a later gale tests the crew near the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
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- Author
- R. M. Ballantyne
- Reading time
- About 30 minutes
- Pages
- 18
- Language
- English
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online