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The Yacht Club; or, The Young Boat-Builder — Oliver Optic

The Yacht Club; or, The Young Boat-Builder

Oliver Optic

  • Children
  • Book language: English
  • 237 pages

A children's adventure novel from 1873, the second in the Yacht Club Series. The story centers on Don John, a young boat-builder, and the world of yachting and boat-building. It offers a window into 19th-century nautical life for young readers.

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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).

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Opening of the book

YACHT CLUB SERIES

Miss Nellie Patterdale and Don John. F

Miss Nellie Patterdale and Don John. F

THE YACHT CLUB SERIES.

THE YACHT CLUB;

OR,

THE YOUNG BOAT-BUILDER.

BY

OLIVER OPTIC,

AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE ARMY AND NAVY SERIES,"

"THE WOODVILLE STORIES," "THE STARRY FLAG SERIES," "THE

BOAT CLUB STORIES," "THE LAKE SHORE SERIES,"

"THE UPWARD AND ONWARD SERIES,"

ETC., ETC.

WITH THIRTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS.

BOSTON:

LEE AND SHEPARD, PUBLISHERS.

NEW YORK:

LEE, SHEPARD AND DILLINGHAM.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1873,
By WILLIAM T. ADAMS,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Brown Type-Setting Machine Company.
TO
MY YOUNG FRIEND
CHARLES H. HASTINGS,
OF NEW YORK,
This Book is Affectionately Dedicated.
The Yacht Club Series.
1. LITTLE BOBTAIL; or, The Wreck of the Penobscot.
2. THE YACHT CLUB; or, The Young Boat-builder.
3. MONEY-MAKER; or, The Victory of the Basilisk.
4. THE COMING WAVE; or, The Hidden Treasure of High Rock.
5. THE DORCAS CLUB; or, Our Girls Afloat.
(The sixth in preparation.)

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Contents

  1. THE YACHT CLUB;
  2. OR,
  3. THE YOUNG BOAT-BUILDER.
  4. OLIVER OPTIC,
  5. The Yacht Club Series.
  6. PREFACE.
  7. CONTENTS.
  8. THE YACHT CLUB;
  9. CHAPTER I.
  10. CHAPTER II.
  11. CHAPTER III
  12. CHAPTER IV.
  13. CHAPTER V.
  14. CHAPTER VI.
  15. CHAPTER VII.
  16. CHAPTER VIII.
  17. CHAPTER IX.
  18. CHAPTER X.
  19. CHAPTER XI.
  20. CHAPTER XII.
  21. CHAPTER XIII.
  22. CHAPTER XIV.
  23. CHAPTER XV.
  24. CHAPTER XVI.
  25. CHAPTER XVII.
  26. CHAPTER XVIII.
  27. JUVENILE PUBLICATIONS.
  28. OLIVER OPTIC'S BOOKS.
  29. ELIJAH KELLOGG'S NEW BOOKS.
  30. MISCELLANEOUS.

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