Shine Terrill: A Sea Island Ranger (1899)

""Shine Terrill: A Sea Island Ranger"" is a novel written by Kirk Munroe and published in 1899. The story follows the adventures of the titular character, Shine Terrill, a young African American boy living on the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina during the Reconstruction Era. Shine is a skilled fisherman and hunter, and he becomes a ranger for the local government, tasked with protecting the wildlife and natural resources of the islands.Throughout the book, Shine faces a number of challenges and dangers, including encounters with poachers, pirates, and dangerous animals. Along the way, he also learns important lessons about responsibility, courage, and the importance of protecting the environment. The novel is notable for its portrayal of a strong, capable African American protagonist at a time when such characters were rare in literature.Overall, ""Shine Terrill: A Sea Island Ranger"" is a thrilling adventure story with important messages about conservation and racial equality. It is a classic of American children's literature and remains popular with readers of all ages today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.