Young Mike Fink
| Year of Publication |
1958
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| Publication Type |
Novel
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
196 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Author | |
| Publisher |
Holiday House
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| City |
New York
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| Abstract |
A novelized biography Mike Fink (c. 1770/80-1823), a semi-legendary brawler and river boatman. Its first five chapters depict his years in Pittsburgh and dramatize tales of his talents for boating, hunting, and fantastic boasting.
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| Notes |
Zachary Ball is a pseudonym of Kelly Ray Masters (1897-1987)
. Mt. Washington is referred to as Coal Hill, as it was then known. |
| Author Biography |
Kelly Ray Masters (1897-1987) was a prolific writer of novels for boys. Many of his books use river or ocean settings.
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| Time |
1790s
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