Project Gutenberg 2014-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 189 De Morgan, John 1848 1926 Morgan, John de The Cruise of the "Lively Bee"; Or, A Boy's Adventures in the War of 1812 E-text prepared by David Edwards, Demian Katz, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Villanova University Digital Library (http://digital.library.villanova.edu) "The Cruise of the 'Lively Bee'; Or, A Boy's Adventures in the War of 1812" by John De Morgan is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set during the War of 1812 and follows the adventurous exploits of a young boy named John Tempest. He embarks on a journey aboard the privateer ship "Lively Bee" and encounters various challenges and battles as he fights for his country against the British fleet. The opening of the novel sets the stage for the declaration of war. It describes a bustling scene in New York City, where citizens are reacting to news of President Madison’s declaration against Great Britain. Young John Tempest, in the uniform of a midshipman, displays excitement and patriotic zeal as he prepares to sail into action aboard the "Lively Bee." Throughout the initial chapters, readers are introduced to the dynamics of the naval conflict, Tempest's aspirations for valor and glory, and the spirited camaraderie among the crew as they anticipate opportunities for adventure and combat on the high seas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46371/46371-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children's stories United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure 371251 2025-06-18T17:15:33.598093 text/html 358784 2024-10-24T09:14:35 text/html 481456 2025-06-18T17:15:42.782012 application/epub+zip 484475 2025-06-18T17:15:35.238088 application/epub+zip 213907 2025-06-18T17:15:34.374077 application/epub+zip 647100 2025-06-18T17:15:48.177509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 598054 2025-06-18T17:15:41.702062 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330028 2022-09-21T06:00:38.704814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320529 2023-09-20T07:22:55.806446 text/plain 300404 2024-10-24T09:14:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15763 2025-06-18T17:15:48.338496 application/rdf+xml 26287 2025-06-18T17:15:34.502073 image/jpeg 3921 2025-06-18T17:15:34.436067 image/jpeg 485003 2025-06-18T17:15:33.639058 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