When bad news makes young Paul Duncan the head of his household, the boy who once disobeyed orders sets out to support his mother. He fishes, makes a shrewd speculation, goes into business for himself and becomes skipper of the Fawn, learning through cold baths and near capsizes that success comes one patient step at a time.
Wholesome, sea-flavoured reading from one of the most prolific American writers for boys in the nineteenth century. Download the free EPUB.