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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... distance from our house . In my uneasy condition of mind , I felt that if I could not travel , there was some solace in being near the instruments with which man has learned to conquer space , and transport the arts and treasures of ...
... distance from our house . In my uneasy condition of mind , I felt that if I could not travel , there was some solace in being near the instruments with which man has learned to conquer space , and transport the arts and treasures of ...
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... distance , gradually recedes from it until near Cape Cod , where it is deflected in the di- rection of Ireland . The weather was so clear , and the wind so favorable , that Captain Edson determined to run towards the westward until he ...
... distance , gradually recedes from it until near Cape Cod , where it is deflected in the di- rection of Ireland . The weather was so clear , and the wind so favorable , that Captain Edson determined to run towards the westward until he ...
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... distance from the land . Very far from the coast , even at the greatest distance at which we had sailed , seabirds had followed in the wake of the vessel , but now they were ten times as numerous . About 11 A. M. , I was standing near ...
... distance from the land . Very far from the coast , even at the greatest distance at which we had sailed , seabirds had followed in the wake of the vessel , but now they were ten times as numerous . About 11 A. M. , I was standing near ...
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... distance from each other . Just as we went about , I observed that the other vessel was also in stays . We then rapidly approached each other , and I could distinguish a long , low , fast - sailing vessel , flying at her peak what I ...
... distance from each other . Just as we went about , I observed that the other vessel was also in stays . We then rapidly approached each other , and I could distinguish a long , low , fast - sailing vessel , flying at her peak what I ...
Page 88
... distance to the boat , when we cheered him . As we did so , a dull splash sounded in the inlet beside us . Looking in that direction , we saw the dorsal fin and part of the back of a great white shark . Startled at our voices , it had ...
... distance to the boat , when we cheered him . As we did so , a dull splash sounded in the inlet beside us . Looking in that direction , we saw the dorsal fin and part of the back of a great white shark . Startled at our voices , it had ...
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