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Author:
Dowswell, Paul, author. (DLC)no 95029471
Title:
Powder monkey : adventures of a young sailor / Paul Dowswell.
Edition:
paperback edition
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Pub.,
Copyright Date:
2006
Description:
275 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Subject:
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Fiction.
Great Britain--History, Naval--19th century--Fiction.
Sea adventure fiction.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
Thirteen-year-old Sam Witchall is forced to join the crew of a naval warship and is put in charge of carrying gunpowder to the men and cannons on the gun deck. Sam hears harsh stories about his job as a powder monkey and dreams of escaping servitude, even if it means execution.
Indexed by:
Horn Book Guide, 4/2006
School Library Journal, 11/2005
Voice of Youth Advocate, 10/2005
ISBN:
1582347484
9781582347486
Locations:
DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)

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