Project Gutenberg 2008-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 134 Williams, Ben Ames 1889 1953 All the Brothers Were Valiant Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_Brothers_Were_Valiant_(novel) E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "All the Brothers Were Valiant" by Ben Ames Williams is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative is set in the world of whaling, exploring themes of brotherhood, loss, and honor as it follows Joel Shore and his siblings who are involved in the whaling industry. The story intricately weaves the threads of family dynamics against the backdrop of the harsh realities of life at sea and the perils associated with it. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Joel Shore and the House of Shore, a family steeped in whaling tradition. The narrative begins with a history of their ancestral home, the legacy of Joel’s valiant brothers, and a sense of melancholia stemming from the loss of his brother Mark, who has gone missing at sea. Joel reads through the family’s logbook filled with entries detailing the tragic fates of his siblings, highlighted by the poignant line, "All the brothers were valiant." As he reflects on the family's legacy, readers are drawn into a world fraught with danger and adventure, laying a rich foundation for the unfolding drama of Joel’s determination to find Mark, setting the stage for themes of loyalty, struggle, and the pursuit of honor in the face of grief and uncertainty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Sea stories Brothers -- Fiction Oceania -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 207625 2025-08-10T13:40:06.622783 text/html 215980 2008-06-23T14:30:13 text/html 155336 2025-08-10T13:40:12.917798 application/epub+zip 157471 2025-08-10T13:40:09.435780 application/epub+zip 142206 2025-08-10T13:40:08.292796 application/epub+zip 281370 2025-08-10T13:40:15.546729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253582 2025-08-10T13:40:12.185775 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221652 2022-09-12T06:42:24.033263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176709 2025-08-10T13:40:06.059808 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 176505 2008-06-23T14:24:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 176512 2008-06-23T14:24:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20897 2025-08-10T13:40:15.700752 application/rdf+xml 11394 2025-08-10T13:40:08.791757 image/jpeg 2790 2025-08-10T13:40:08.544755 image/jpeg 66034 2008-06-23T14:24:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 78543 2008-06-23T14:33:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 66038 2008-06-23T14:24:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 152213 2025-08-10T13:40:06.642838 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia