Project Gutenberg 2017-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 144 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Charlie Codman's Cruise: A Story for Boys Produced by Nahum Maso i Carcases and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Charlie Codman's Cruise: A Story for Boys" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. This book tells the story of Charlie Codman, a fourteen-year-old boy who struggles with poverty yet possesses a strong sense of duty toward his mother. As the narrative unfolds, Charlie's life takes a drastic turn when he is unwittingly entangled in nefarious schemes that threaten to separate him from everything he holds dear. The opening of the story introduces Charlie as he navigates the challenges of his daily life, selling newspapers to help support his mother. We are introduced to various characters, including old Peter Manson, a miserly figure whose obsession with money impacts Charlie’s fate. Charlie’s chance encounter with Manson leads to an unexpected chain of events that sees him caught up in a plot crafted by the unscrupulous mate, John Randall, who wishes to exploit Charlie for his own gain. As the narrative develops, we witness Charlie’s resilience in facing the perilous situations ahead of him, underscoring the broader themes of adventure, loyalty, and the harsh realities of life for boys from impoverished backgrounds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Kidnapping -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Ships -- Juvenile fiction Wealth -- Juvenile fiction Widows -- Juvenile fiction Misers -- Juvenile fiction Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction Criminals -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 360481 2025-07-21T13:37:34.378687 text/html 345782 2024-10-23T01:49:14 text/html 318552 2025-07-21T13:37:41.069612 application/epub+zip 316589 2025-07-21T13:37:35.241681 application/epub+zip 253175 2025-07-21T13:37:34.792701 application/epub+zip 414864 2025-07-21T13:37:45.086587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302312 2025-07-21T13:37:40.543633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302409 2022-09-24T18:11:25.594552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320605 2025-07-21T13:37:33.576702 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 300602 2024-10-23T01:49:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20710 2025-07-21T13:37:45.220599 application/rdf+xml 25004 2025-07-21T13:37:34.881677 image/jpeg 3970 2025-07-21T13:37:34.837654 image/jpeg 246901 2025-07-21T13:37:34.411663 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