The Young Wrecker of the Florida Reef: Or, The Trials and Adventures of Fred RansomJames S. Claxton, successor to Wm. S. & Alfred Martien, no. 606 Chestnut Street, 1866 - 381 pages |
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... Flying - Fish , Porpoises , Dolphins , Whales - Diversions of the Crew ... Cloud - Cap tain Edson's promise - His Visit to the Wrecker - Mingled despon ... Flying Cloud sails from Havana - The Vessel - The Crew - The Cook - The ...
... Flying - Fish , Porpoises , Dolphins , Whales - Diversions of the Crew ... Cloud - Cap tain Edson's promise - His Visit to the Wrecker - Mingled despon ... Flying Cloud sails from Havana - The Vessel - The Crew - The Cook - The ...
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... Flying Cloud sails from Key West - Her cruise between the Florida Reef and Keys ......... CHAPTER XIV . 118 Fred Ransom describes the Reef and Keys , in order that the Reader may more fully enjoy the Adventures which are to follow , and ...
... Flying Cloud sails from Key West - Her cruise between the Florida Reef and Keys ......... CHAPTER XIV . 118 Fred Ransom describes the Reef and Keys , in order that the Reader may more fully enjoy the Adventures which are to follow , and ...
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... Flying Cloud rides out a Gale - A Disaster on the Reef - The Flying Cloud arrives the Day after the Fair ....... CHAPTER XXIII . 193 Fred Ransom gives some Extracts from his Journal , which records some curious things that he saw and ...
... Flying Cloud rides out a Gale - A Disaster on the Reef - The Flying Cloud arrives the Day after the Fair ....... CHAPTER XXIII . 193 Fred Ransom gives some Extracts from his Journal , which records some curious things that he saw and ...
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... Flying Cloud sails from Key West - She comes to anchor off Indian Key- The Captain , George , and Fred , go ashore and spend the evening 274 with the family of Doctor Cluzel ... CHAPTER XXXII . The Flying Cloud sails from Indian Key ...
... Flying Cloud sails from Key West - She comes to anchor off Indian Key- The Captain , George , and Fred , go ashore and spend the evening 274 with the family of Doctor Cluzel ... CHAPTER XXXII . The Flying Cloud sails from Indian Key ...
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... FLYING CLOUD - CAPTAIN ED- SON'S PROMISE - HIS VISIT TO THE WRECK- ER - MINGLED DESPONDENCY AND HOPE . AINLY did I essay to sleep . The bustle and the swash of water overhead , as the crew sluiced the decks , the noise made by my com ...
... FLYING CLOUD - CAPTAIN ED- SON'S PROMISE - HIS VISIT TO THE WRECK- ER - MINGLED DESPONDENCY AND HOPE . AINLY did I essay to sleep . The bustle and the swash of water overhead , as the crew sluiced the decks , the noise made by my com ...
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aboard anchor animal beach berth Bill Ruggles boat boys Brady breeze cabin canoe Captain Bowers channel CHAPTER Cluzel commenced Conch coral course crew dark deck distance doctor edge father felt fish Florida Florida Keys Flying Cloud FRED RANSOM friends George GEORGE BOWERS glance go ashore grains Gulf Stream gunwale hand Hannibal hauled Havana head heard helm hour Indian Key inlet Jack Key Biscayne Key West land Linden looked main-land mangroves miles minutes morning never night o'clock oars once panther party passed pull quarter-boats reached replied rowed sail sailors sand Sand Key scene schooner seemed shark shell ship ship's shore shouted side sight soon steered stood switchel tain there's thing thought took turn turtle vessel Virginia Key waves wharf wind wood wreck wrecker yards
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Page 74 - But the poor dog, in life the firmest friend, The first to welcome, foremost to defend, Whose honest heart is still his master's own, Who labours, fights, lives, breathes for him alone...
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