{"product_id":"9781504010177","title":"Take Command, Captain Farragut!","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe story of the ten-year-old boy who becomes captain of a ship\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After his mother’s death, young David Glasgow Farragut is forced to leave home to live with Captain Porter and his wife. During the War of 1812, Captain Porter is posted to the \u003ci\u003eEssex\u003c\/i\u003e, and he chooses to bring David with him to fight the British Navy. At ten years old, David is the youngest midshipman ever assigned to a warship in the US Navy. On board, Farragut must not only learn about life at sea, he must establish his authority over seamen twice his age.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Farragut proves his worth as the \u003ci\u003eEssex\u003c\/i\u003e first sails the Atlantic and then travels “around the Horn” to the Pacific, where it engages in battle. After taking control of a captured ship near Valparaíso, Chile, Farragut, only twelve years old, is assigned his first position as full captain and given the captain’s sword he has coveted from the start.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Told through fictional letters that Farragut wrote to his father from prison after his capture, \u003ci\u003eTake Command, Captain Farragut! \u003c\/i\u003egives young readers an extraordinary view into the life of an adventurer who today would be a classmate.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media Teen \u0026 Tween","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108557963504,"sku":"9781504010177","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504010177_p0.jpg?v=1763710907","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504010177","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}