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The First Capture: Or Hauling Down The Flag Of England is a historical fiction novel written by Harry Castlemon and first published in 1900. The story takes place during the War of 1812 and follows the adventures of a young American sailor named Frank Nelson. Frank is serving... Read Full Overview

The First Capture: Or Hauling Down The Flag Of England is a historical fiction novel written by Harry Castlemon and first published in 1900. The story is set during the War of 1812 and follows the adventures of a young American sailor named Frank Nelson. Frank is a brave and... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
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Reproduction of the original: The First Capture by Harry Castlemon

Reproduction of the original: The First Capture by Harry Castlemon

It happened on the morning of the 9th day of May. The little village of Machias in the far away colony of Maine was lively enough as far as fishing towns go, but on this particular time it was in a regular turmoil. Men had jumped up leaving their breakfast half eaten and ran... Read Full Overview

Charles Austin Fosdick (September 6, 1842 - August 22, 1915), better known by his nom de plume Harry Castlemon, was a prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels, intended mainly for boys. He was born in Randolph, New York, and received a high school diploma from Central High... Read Full Overview

"The First Capture" from Harry Castlemon. Prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels (1842-1915).

The First Capture or Hauling Down the Flag of England "", has been considered a very important part of the human history, but is currently not available in printed formats. Hence so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this... Read Full Overview