Peter Coddington, son of a wealthy family, sits on the steps of his colonial home dreading what his poor school report will bring. The thunderbolt falls, and Peter finds himself working in a tannery; through his days on the floor alongside young Nat the reader learns how hides become leather, from vat to finished goods.
An early industrial story for young readers that wraps a trade education inside a coming-of-age tale. Download the free EPUB.