The Boat-Builder Series.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. PAGE Lily Bristol and her Tormentor 13
CHAPTER I. LILY BRISTOL AND HER TORMENTOR.
CHAPTER II. THE SON OF TOIL FIGHTS HIS OWN BATTLE.
CHAPTER III. THE FINAL MANDATE OF MAJOR BILLCORD.
CHAPTER IV. THE ABSENCE OF THE TRUANT DRAGON.
CHAPTER V. THE "GOLDWING" AT SANDY POINT.
CHAPTER VI. A CALL FOR ALL HANDS AT BEECH HILL.
CHAPTER VII. AN EXPEDITION BY MOONLIGHT.
CHAPTER VIII. A CHANGE OF LOCATION.
CHAPTER IX. THE JANITOR OF THE BOAT-HOUSE.
CHAPTER X. A LECTURE ON SHIP-BUILDING.
CHAPTER XI. ROUGH WATER ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
CHAPTER XII. A SAILBOAT IN THE TROUGH OF THE SEA.
CHAPTER XIII. THE DISASTER TO THE SILVER MOON.
CHAPTER XIV. THE WORK OF AN INCOMPETENT SKIPPER.
CHAPTER XV. "ROLL ON, SILVER MOON."
CHAPTER XVI. DORY DORNWOOD GIVES A LESSON IN BOAT-SAILING.
CHAPTER XVII. THE MISSION OF THE SIX RUFFIANS.
CHAPTER XVIII. THE RESULT OF AN UNEQUAL CONFLICT.
CHAPTER XIX. A DEADLOCK AT THE HEAD OF THE BAY.
CHAPTER XX. THE REBELLIOUS SKIPPER OF THE SLOOP.
CHAPTER XXI. AN OUTRAGE IN THE STANDING-ROOM OF THE SLOOP.
CHAPTER XXII. AN INVITATION TO SANDY POINT.
CHAPTER XXIII. THE PROCEEDINGS AT SANDY POINT.
CHAPTER XXIV. THE STUDENTS DECIDE "WHAT'S IN A NAME."
CHAPTER XXV. BUILDING THE BOAT.
CHAPTER XXVI. THAT CUNNING TOM TOPOVER.
CHAPTER XXVII. THE BRILLIANT STRATEGY OF THE BRUISER.
CHAPTER XXVIII. A HARD BATTLE AT SANDY POINT.
CHAPTER XXIX. THE ENGINEER OF THE UNDINE.
CHAPTER XXX. LAUNCHING THE BOAT.
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Boat builder series decorative title page
THE BOAT-BUILDER SERIES
STEM TO STERN
OR
BUILDING THE BOAT
BY
OLIVER OPTIC
AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE GREAT WESTERN SERIES," "THE
ARMY AND NAVY SERIES," "THE WOODVILLE SERIES," "THE STARRY-FLAG
SERIES," "THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES," "THE ONWARD AND
UPWARD SERIES," "THE YACHT-CLUB SERIES," "THE
LAKE-SHORE SERIES," "THE RIVERDALE SERIES,"
"ALL ADRIFT," "SNUG HARBOR,"
"SQUARE AND COMPASSES,"
ETC., ETC.
With Illustrations
BOSTON
LEE AND SHEPARD PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK CHARLES T. DILLINGHAM
1886
Copyright, 1885,
By William T. Adams.
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All Rights Reserved.
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STEM TO STERN.
Electrotyped by
C. J. Peters & Son, Boston.
TO
MY ADOPTED "NEVVY,"
JOHN S. SHRIVER
OF BALTIMORE,
THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY
DEDICATED.
