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By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War

G. A. Henty

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .to go to work as a common lad in a factory to serving in a shop. After the first week he answered many advertisements, but in no case received a reply. In one case, in which it was stated that a lad who could write a good fast hand was required in an office, wages to begin with eight shillings a week, he called two days after writing. It was a small office with a solitary clerk sitting in it. The latter, upon learning Frank's business, replied with some exasperation that his mind was being worried out by boys.

"We have had four hundred and thirty letters," he said; "and I should think that a hundred boys must have called. We took the first who applied, and all the other letters were chucked into the fire as soon as we saw what they were about."

Frank returned to the street greatly disheartened.

"Four hundred and thirty letters!" he said. "Four hundred and thirty other fellows on the lookout, just as I am, for a place as a boy clerk, and l. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Used it as background reading on a trip to Ghana, especially regarding Kumasi and the absolute absence of Ashanti architecture. An excellent read, it gives you a blow by blow account of one of the Ashanti wars and the way the British Empire dealt with Western Africa.

amazing book! its talks about Ned and his buds on his big adventure thru south america, the Spanish main, and many more. does not talk much about sir Frances drake, more about Ned, Gerald, Reuben, and tom. great story!

A Young lads life of excitement, and unbelievable adventure. Two years in Africa exploring nature.

Follow in his father's shoes as a taxidermist exemplary. The young well educated teen, lives a life of ups and downs. A world renowned naturalist befriend him and at sixteen, goes to Africa. He and his