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Harper's Young People, an illustrated weekly publication for children, includes serialized and one-off short stories, tales from history, poetry, puzzles, and other fun. This 24th issue of the serial was published on April 13th, 1880 and in its pages it contains the continuing story of a young sailor now traversing the Sargasso Sea, the tale of the daring escape of two rebels with the help of a clever and brave hero, an account of the early life of George Washington, a dip in an aquarium containing some of the sea's most amazing creatures, and much more. This periodical was published by Harper & Brothers, known today for their publications Harper's Bazaar and Harper's Magazine. - Summary by Jill Engle
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Nancy Hanson's Project
19:36 - Chapter 2
Across the Ocean; Or, A Boy's First Voyage: Chapter VI
13:28 - Chapter 3
April's Tears; Billy's Great Speech
09:46 - Chapter 4
The Czar's Fish; The Hermit and the Robbers
10:35 - Chapter 5
Animal-Plants; Easy Botony: April
12:16 - Chapter 6
Two Ancient Families; Chin-Fan, The Canton Boat-Boy
08:59 - Chapter 7
The Story of George Washington: Chapter I; Puck and Blossom: Part I
07:50 - Chapter 8
Our Post-Office Box
16:06 - Chapter 9
Puzzles from Young Contributors; Advertisements; Decapitated Charade; A Geographical Game; A Personation; What Is My Name?; The Metric System in Coins
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