Captains Courageous
Rudyard Kipling
Published: 1897
Pages: 322
Bored and lonely, the son of a millionaire is on an ocean voyage. Bragging and boasting to the other passengers, he is suddenly swept overboard. He is rescued by a small fishing boat. Here his money is useless, and idleness unheard of. Harvey must work with others at their dangerous trade to earn his keep. He learns a way of life where money cannot buy everything, and a man's worth lies in who he is, not what he owns.