Project Gutenberg 2021-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 166 Sinclair, Upton 1878 1968 Fitch, Clarke Garrison, Frederick Sinclair, Upton Beall The Cruise of the Training Ship; Or, Clif Faraday's Pluck E-text prepared by Tim Lindell, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images digitized by the Google Books Library Project (https://books.google.com) and generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/) "The Cruise of the Training Ship; Or, Clif Faraday's Pluck" by Upton Sinclair is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Clif Faraday, a young naval cadet, who faces challenges and rivalries during his training cruise on the practice ship "Monongahela". The narrative explores themes of camaraderie, courage, and the trials of growing up, set against the backdrop of naval academy life. The opening portion of the narrative introduces readers to the environment of the "Monongahela", where the dangerous mock hazing culture is prevalent among the older cadets. Clif learns that his younger classmate, Nanny Gote, is being targeted for hazing by the more senior cadets. Rather than standing by, Clif prepares to intervene and protect Nanny, showcasing his willingness to stand up against bullying and defend his friends. The scene sets a tone of adventure and camaraderie among the plebes, hinting at the conflicts and camaraderie that will be explored throughout their training and experiences at sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Cruelty -- Juvenile fiction Students -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction Hazing -- Juvenile fiction United States Naval Academy -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 344754 2025-06-26T07:25:06.984973 text/html 345467 2024-10-18T15:33:43 text/html 546937 2025-06-26T07:25:12.817970 application/epub+zip 549534 2025-06-26T07:25:08.037949 application/epub+zip 184967 2025-06-26T07:25:07.496965 application/epub+zip 680467 2025-06-26T07:25:16.507949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 644761 2025-06-26T07:25:12.245967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280622 2022-09-29T17:55:00.200082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304150 2025-06-26T07:25:05.911999 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 283999 2024-10-18T15:33:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19012 2025-06-26T07:25:16.645903 application/rdf+xml 21368 2025-06-26T07:25:07.606956 image/jpeg 3280 2025-06-26T07:25:07.551943 image/jpeg 488642 2025-06-26T07:25:07.022034 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