Contained in this volume is a fascinating story of travel and adventure, written by the esteemed academic William Taylor Adams. The fourth in the "Young America Abroad" series, this text is a continuation of the history of the Academy Ship and her consort in the waters of Holland and Belgium. This book was written for young people in the hope that they will take a keen interest in the regions visited in this book and that they will find this volume as attractive as the story books of the day; great care has been taken to make the historical content factual and reliable, making it as educational as it is entertaining and the perfect book to inspire young minds of worldly adventure. William Taylor Adams was an author, academic, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Originally published in 1874, this rare book is republished here with a new prefatory biography of the author.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Excerpt from Dikes and Ditches, or Young America in Holland and Belgium: A Story of Travel and Adventure Dikes and ditches has its independent story Of the ad ventures Of the students. Though the Academy Squadron has thus far been remarkably fortunate in the character Of its instructors, Professor Hamblin proves to be an exception, and the crews Of the ship and her consort are unhappily plunged into sundry disciplinary tribulations by his over strained dignity, and by his want Of discretion. The young commander Of the Josephine suffers from the evils Ofa divided authority, Which brings him into conflict with the senior in structor before experience suggests the remedy. While the principal is compelled to punish the students for their mis conduct in hazing the Obnoxious professor, he also finds it necessary to abate the nuisance Of a conceited, overbearing, and tyrannical pedagogue. Boys cannot be expected to be angels in school, until their instructors have soared to this sublime height. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.