Careers of Danger and Daring

** "Careers of Danger and Daring" by Cleveland Moffett is a compilation that shows the thrilling and risky jobs of the late 1800s. The collection tells stories of people who chose professions like climbing really tall buildings, going deep into the ocean, and floating in the sky in balloons. In the first story, we meet "Steeple Bob," a brave person who climbs tall steeples in New York City, capturing the attention of people below. The narrator talks with Bob and finds out that he is humble and loves exciting adventures that he learned from being on the sea and on land. As Bob shares his stories, the writer learns how he climbs steeples, including the danger of heights and the strength being a steeple climber takes, drawing readers into the lives of those who do dangerous jobs. **