Zwycięzcy oceanu
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Zwycięzcy oceanu (Conquerors of the Ocean) is the debut travel-adventure and maritime novel for young adults by Polish writer Władysław Umiński.[1]: 436 [2][3]: 272 [4]: 392 The book tells the story of three daredevils traveling in a small boat from America to China. It was first published in 1890 serialized in a magazine; it received a book edition in 1891. The novel has been subsequently reprinted several times and translated into Czech.
The novel was first published in the illustrated magazine Wędrowiec in 1890 in installments (no. 23–52), and then published as a book in 1891. By 1947, the book had received eight editions, including: 1900, 1941, 1943 and 1947. The novel was also translated into Czech.[1]: 436 (Vítězové oceánu, 1929[5]).
This was Umiński's first novel; he wrote it when he was 19 years old.[6]: 58
Plot
The book tells the story of two initially quarreling sailors (the younger one, named Elski, is Polish, the older one is an American, Lieutenant Ebb) in a small boat in the Pacific Ocean. The two are engaged in a sports duel. An English millionaire, Morton, joins them. There is also a theme of competition between English and American teams.[7]: 400 [8]: 36, 320 [9]: 591