A Lad of Grit: A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times
Apr 2021 · Wildside Press LLC
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The writing career of Percy F. Westerman allegedly began with a sixpence bet made with his wife that he could write a better story than the one he was reading to his son, who was at the time ill with chickenpox. A Lad of Grit, his first book, was the result—a thrilling sea adventure first published by 1908. In the same year, Baden-Powell founded the Scouting movement, which strongly influenced many of Westerman's books—he was a keen supporter of the Sea Scouts.
The writing career of Percy F. Westerman allegedly began with a sixpence bet made with his wife that he could write a better story than the one he was reading to his son, who was at the time ill with chickenpox. A Lad of Grit, his first book, was the result—a thrilling sea adventure first publish...
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