On a stormy March evening a tall lad of about sixteen tramps along the west shore of Narragansett Bay looking for work. Budd Boyd finds a friend, braves wind and tide, falls foul of the grasping Mr. Benton and sets up a boys’ business on Fox Island, fishing and peddling his way toward independence.
A wholesome tale of pluck and enterprise in the Alger tradition. Download the free EPUB.