Islands and Captains. Chronometer. Part 1

"Chronometer (Saint Helena)" - the first part of the trilogy "islands and captains", which tells both about the life of the forties and important historical events.
Together with the boy, the reader learns about the first Russian round-world swimming on the ships "Neva" and "Hope", about the defense of Sevastopol and his bold defenders during the times of the Crimean War. About this Tolik tells his new friend - writer Kurganov. Adult, Tolik for the first time experiencing the joy of friendship, bitterness losses, faces cowardice and grow courage in itself. In parallel "Neva" and "Hope" overcome the storm in Skagerraka, the equator stops, sailing to the shores of the island of St. Elena and, not avoiding losses, return to their homeland.
for middle school age