The Journal Of Brian Doyle: Greenhorn on an Alaskan Whaling Ship, The Florence, 1874
In Jim Murphy's newest MNIA, Jonathan Dodge runs away from home to escape his father's anger. He joins the crew of a whaling ship headed for Alaska's frozen seas, where he finds danger and adventure.
Jim Murphy once again writes an exciting story of a young boy on the cusp of a great, and sometimes violent, world. Jonathan Dodge has run away from his father's house, fleeing his father's wrathful punishments. He signs on as a "greenhorn," a sailor on an Alaskan whaling ship. On the high seas Jonathan finds more adventure and danger than one boy could have hoped for.
- Author
- Jim Murphy
- Format
- hardcover
- Pages
- 192
- Series
- My Name Is America
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 978-0-439-07814-6
- EAN
- 9780439078146
- Genres
- historical, diary, fiction, childrens
- Release date
- 2004
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