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CHAPTER I. Boyhood
The Story of Elisha Kent Kane
For Young Americans

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What kind of boy do you suppose is required to become a man that can force his way through frozen seas, and travel over lands covered with mountains of ice and snow. He must not be afraid of he dark, for in those lands he must live for months without seeing daylight. He must not be afraid of cold, for he must often sleep out of doors with the mercury many degrees below zero, eat frozen food, and drink melted snow. He must not be afraid of wild animals, for he must hunt foxes and bears and seals and walruses. He must not be afraid of work, for he must often toil all day and all night, with no time to rest. He must not be afraid of study, for he must be able to measure mountains, calculate distances, observe the stars, and write about the heavens and the earth. He must not be careless and unkind, for he is

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