Captain Chub

The Ferry Hill Series #4

by Ralph Henry Barbour, Charles M. Relyea (Illustrator)

Tom, Dick, Harriet and Roy return for another holiday adventure, as the boys rent a house-boat and cruise up and down the Hudson.

413 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1909

About the author

Ralph Henry Barbour (1870 - 1944) was an American novelist who wrote popular works of sports fiction for boys, creating highly readable and idealistic stories that taught about the importance of sports, teamwork, and school spirit. Over his career, Barbour produced more than 100 novels as well as a number of short stories.

He was the winner, along with George Randolph Osborne, of Life Magazine’s Shortest Story Contest, which culminated with a publication of these works in 1916.

Reviews

[Angie Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, I know I've met at least most of these characters before, but it's been a while, and I guess I skipped ahead a bit, but oh well. (: Also, it's always a surprise jumping into one of these old books without a description, and I guess it doesn't help that certain words have so many meanings. I was looking for a sports story but after an initial baseball game, ended up with a summer vacation on a boat. XD Oh well...it was still a fun story. Adored the boys' banter and actually laughed out loud at several points. As usual in a story of this kind, you never know what's going to happen next, and I quite enjoyed it overall, even though it wasn't exactly what I expected. :D

[Wileyoneone · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grandma & Grandpa's Book- in my library