Excerpt from Cabin Boy, or the Adventures of Two American Boys in Foreign Waters About two years ago I read a book enti tled The Making of an American, by Jacob A. Riis. After reading it, I fully determined to become an author, and a few weeks later, Cabin Boy, or the Adventures of Two Amerimn Boys in Foreign Waters was commenced. I now place the book before the public, h0ping that it will please all who read it. Again I thank all my friends for the help and encouragement given me, during the past years. 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.