Description:Born in a mud cot, half grown before he had even seen a book, and pressed with poverty, it would seem that there were obstacles enough between James Macgregor and a collegiate education to appall him, without the addition of an ungovernable temper he had never, either by precept or example, been taught to control. But the passions are, like the wind to a ship, the motive power and this young savage, in virtue of a bitter experience, by the advice of judicious friends, and the aid of divine grace, though often on the verge of shipwreck, weathered the storm, and became an honored and useful man.This story is far from being a fancy sketch; and if any boy, striving to make the most of himself, is troubled with an ill temper, we would, in closing this series, say to him, “Be not disheartened; or, in the language of Allan Macgregor, in parting with his son, “Set a stout heart to a Jamie.”The author, Elijah Kellogg, Jr. (1813-1901) was an author, lecturer and minister. His boy's adventure books were popular.This book is part of his Whispering Pine Series, which included the following The Spark of Genius; or, The College Life of James Trafton (1871)The Sophomores of Radcliffe; or, James Trafton and His Bosom Friends (1871)The Whispering Pine; or, the Graduates of Radcliffe Hall (1872)Winning His Spurs; or, Henry Morton's First Trial (1872)The Turning of the Tide; or, Radcliffe Rich and His Patients (1873)A Stout Heart; or, the Student From Over the Sea (1873)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Stout Heart. To get started finding A Stout Heart, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: Born in a mud cot, half grown before he had even seen a book, and pressed with poverty, it would seem that there were obstacles enough between James Macgregor and a collegiate education to appall him, without the addition of an ungovernable temper he had never, either by precept or example, been taught to control. But the passions are, like the wind to a ship, the motive power and this young savage, in virtue of a bitter experience, by the advice of judicious friends, and the aid of divine grace, though often on the verge of shipwreck, weathered the storm, and became an honored and useful man.This story is far from being a fancy sketch; and if any boy, striving to make the most of himself, is troubled with an ill temper, we would, in closing this series, say to him, “Be not disheartened; or, in the language of Allan Macgregor, in parting with his son, “Set a stout heart to a Jamie.”The author, Elijah Kellogg, Jr. (1813-1901) was an author, lecturer and minister. His boy's adventure books were popular.This book is part of his Whispering Pine Series, which included the following The Spark of Genius; or, The College Life of James Trafton (1871)The Sophomores of Radcliffe; or, James Trafton and His Bosom Friends (1871)The Whispering Pine; or, the Graduates of Radcliffe Hall (1872)Winning His Spurs; or, Henry Morton's First Trial (1872)The Turning of the Tide; or, Radcliffe Rich and His Patients (1873)A Stout Heart; or, the Student From Over the Sea (1873)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Stout Heart. To get started finding A Stout Heart, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.