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Title: The Courage of Captain Plum
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Summary: "The Courage of Captain Plum" by James Oliver Curwood is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Captain Nathaniel Plum, a young and somewhat reckless sailor, as he embarks on an adventure that pits him against the Mormon community on Beaver Island, led by the formidable leader James Strang. The narrative explores themes of courage, loyalty, and moral dilemmas as Plum gets entangled in a web of intrigue involving gold, weapons, and the mysterious lives of the island's inhabitants. At the start of the novel, we meet Captain Plum as he lounges on the shores of Lake Michigan, contemplating a letter that troubles him. His solitary moment is interrupted when he is approached by an enigmatic old man, Obadiah Price, who seems to know much about Plum’s intentions and the cargo he possesses aboard his sloop. From there, a series of events unfolds that leads Plum into the heart of the Mormon stronghold, revealing a complex world filled with danger, unexpected alliances, and the allure of an intriguing woman marked by the scent of lilacs. The opening introduces a mix of humor, suspense, and vivid characterization, setting the stage for Plum's challenging journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Curwood, James Oliver, 1878-1927
Illustrator: Schoonover, Frank E., 1877-1972
EBook No.: 12388
Published: May 1, 2004
Downloads: 79
Language: English
Subject: Western stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Courage of Captain Plum
Credits:
Produced by Suzanne Shell, Kara Passmore, Leah Moser and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team.
Summary: "The Courage of Captain Plum" by James Oliver Curwood is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Captain Nathaniel Plum, a young and somewhat reckless sailor, as he embarks on an adventure that pits him against the Mormon community on Beaver Island, led by the formidable leader James Strang. The narrative explores themes of courage, loyalty, and moral dilemmas as Plum gets entangled in a web of intrigue involving gold, weapons, and the mysterious lives of the island's inhabitants. At the start of the novel, we meet Captain Plum as he lounges on the shores of Lake Michigan, contemplating a letter that troubles him. His solitary moment is interrupted when he is approached by an enigmatic old man, Obadiah Price, who seems to know much about Plum’s intentions and the cargo he possesses aboard his sloop. From there, a series of events unfolds that leads Plum into the heart of the Mormon stronghold, revealing a complex world filled with danger, unexpected alliances, and the allure of an intriguing woman marked by the scent of lilacs. The opening introduces a mix of humor, suspense, and vivid characterization, setting the stage for Plum's challenging journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Curwood, James Oliver, 1878-1927
Illustrator: Schoonover, Frank E., 1877-1972
EBook No.: 12388
Published: May 1, 2004
Downloads: 79
Language: English
Subject: Western stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.