Project Gutenberg 2013-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 176 Castlemon, Harry 1842 1915 Fosdick, Charles Austin Castlemon, Henry The First Capture; or, Hauling Down the Flag of England Produced by Greg Bergquist, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The First Capture; or, Hauling Down the Flag of England" by Harry Castlemon is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book centers around the early days of the American Revolution, specifically focusing on a group of patriots in the colony of Maine who are stirred to action by the news of the Battle of Lexington. The main characters include Enoch Crosby, a loyal subject of Great Britain wrestling with his allegiance, and Zeke Lewis, who plans a bold scheme to capture a British schooner, showing the fervor and conflict that characterized this pivotal time. At the start of the story, the people of Machias react to the news of the battle between the patriots and British troops with astonishment and anger, prompting citizens like Zeke Lewis to rally for a local resistance. Enoch Crosby, while feeling loyalty to the King, grapples with the growing tyranny and the need to defend his community. The narrative unfolds with discussions of rebellion, the prospect of a ship capture, and the tension between Tories and patriots as they prepare to join the fight for their rights. The opening establishes a rich historical backdrop, setting the stage for the upcoming conflicts and personal struggles that the characters will face. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42113/42113-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 87.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en War stories Adventure stories Boys -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Ship captains -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction Poverty -- Juvenile fiction Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction War -- Juvenile fiction Husband and wife -- Juvenile fiction Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775 -- Juvenile fiction Machias (Me.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: American Literature 304971 2025-07-17T06:09:49.363517 text/html 282370 2024-10-23T14:10:26 text/html 887426 2025-07-17T06:09:53.669556 application/epub+zip 891329 2025-07-17T06:09:50.036535 application/epub+zip 169694 2025-07-17T06:09:49.695516 application/epub+zip 1001442 2025-07-17T06:09:56.542532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 978428 2025-07-17T06:09:53.190531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257505 2022-09-19T09:11:24.744602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283836 2023-09-18T10:07:57.738655 text/plain 263866 2024-10-23T14:10:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20660 2025-07-17T06:09:56.670484 application/rdf+xml 27197 2025-07-17T06:09:49.767494 image/jpeg 4408 2025-07-17T06:09:49.732501 image/jpeg 764099 2025-07-17T06:09:49.404502 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