Project Gutenberg 2017-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 145 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor 12037380 All Taut; or, Rigging the boat Produced by Chris Curnow, readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "All Taut; or, Rigging the Boat" by Oliver Optic is a children's adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story is a part of "The Boat-Builder Series" and primarily revolves around the characters from the Beech Hill Industrial School, particularly focusing on Tom Topover and his companions as they explore boating and face various challenges. This volume introduces a mix of naval discipline and reformative endeavors as the school’s principal, Captain Gildrock, tries to influence a group of unruly boys. At the start of the book, we see Tom Topover struggling to lead his group of friends as they rig a makeshift boat and plan to navigate a local creek. The dynamics of leadership and the clash between Tom and Ash Burton generate conflict, highlighting Tom's desire for authority despite his lack of nautical knowledge. Their first voyage takes a chaotic turn as the amateur crew faces unforeseen difficulties, showcasing their inexperience and the lessons they must learn in both sailing and collaboration. The opening sets the stage for adventures, friendships, and the moral dilemmas of youth as the boys encounter various situations that test their characters and abilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Boatbuilding -- Juvenile fiction Masts and rigging -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 435273 2025-07-22T05:11:21.109010 text/html 414723 2024-10-23T02:14:10 text/html 789997 2025-07-22T05:11:27.548014 application/epub+zip 789428 2025-07-22T05:11:22.024059 application/epub+zip 256926 2025-07-22T05:11:21.554016 application/epub+zip 894148 2025-07-22T05:11:31.302987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 856008 2025-07-22T05:11:27.085015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324256 2022-09-25T01:19:36.778024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379540 2025-07-22T05:11:20.210038 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359651 2024-10-23T02:14:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17089 2025-07-22T05:11:31.435963 application/rdf+xml 29907 2025-07-22T05:11:21.650025 image/jpeg 4044 2025-07-22T05:11:21.602006 image/jpeg 721300 2025-07-22T05:11:21.156032 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 More titles under Ashton, Warren T.