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Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling; Children's Classics is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Captains Courageous about?
The adventures of Harvey Chaney Jr., an arrogant and spoiled son of a railroad tycoon. Washed overboard from a transatlantic steamship and rescued by fishermen on the Grand Banks, Harvey cannot persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince them of his wealth. However, the captain of a passing schooner offers him a job as crew until they return to port. With no other choice, Harvey accepts, and there begins a series of trials and adventures where the boy learns to adjust to his rough new life, and takes the first steps towards becoming a man.
Who reads Captains Courageous?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Rudyard Kipling; Children's Classics
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780486407869
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult
- Rating
- 3.88 / 5 (25 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Captains courageous : a story of the Grand Banks (2006)
- Captains Courageous (Bantam Classics) (2006)
- Captains Courageous (2014)
- Captains Courageous (2006)
- Captains Courageous [Large print version] : a story of the Grand Banks (1982)
- Captains Courageous (Signet Classics) (1981)
- Captains Courageous (Signet Classics) (2014)
- Captains Courageous (Penguin Classics) (2016)
- Captains Courageous (2012)
- Captains Courageous (Penguin Classics) (2005)
- Captains Courageous : a story of the Grand Banks (1995)
- Captains Courageous (1990)
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