A Captain At Fifteen

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Volume 17 of 54 of Jules Verne's "Extraordinary Voyages", first printed in 1878.Dick Sand is a lowly sailor on the whaler "Pilgrim". After travel and an unsuccessful season whaling in New Zealand, the "Pilgrim's" captain spies one last hunt. It goes horribly awry, leaving Dick Sick a captain at an incredibly young age and with no capable sailors.This particular edition is reproduced from English-edition public works, and is presented simply with an emphasis on straightforward presentation, attractiveness and continuity of appearance, with each title in the "Extraordinary Voyages" sporting a journal-style brown cover accompanied by a cover illustration and quote from the text on the back cover.

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