6/21/2023 0 Comments Captains courageous book![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When the fishing schooner returns to port, Harvey wires his parents, and they retrieve their son in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where the schooner arrived in port. He also appreciates that they value him for his dedication and contribution to the crew and not for his money. He learns to be a good fisherman and to respect the crew. Under the tutelage of a rough and tough crew of fisherman, and with the assistance of Dan, the captain's son, Harvey doffs his "spoiled little rich boy" attitude and learns some manners and the value of hard work. When Harvey accuses the captain, Disko Troop, of taking his money, the captain is angry and punches him, but then makes Harvey join the crew and work as a fisherman for the remainder of their trip. ![]() He also tells them that he is wealthy and his father will pay for the trip back, but the fisherman doesn't believe him. Harvey tries to get the fisherman to take him back to port, but they refuse to do it. He is on an ocean liner bound for Europe when he falls overboard and is rescued by a group of cod fishermen off the coast of Newfoundland. Captains Courageous - A Story of the Grand BanksĬaptain Courageous, by Rudyard Kipling, is the story of a 15-year-old boy named Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a wealthy railroad tycoon. ![]()
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