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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... letter home - Captain Edson's Sympathy and Advice ..... CHAPTER IV . 23 Sunrise off Havana - The Harbor - The Wrecker Flying Cloud - Cap tain Edson's promise - His Visit to the Wrecker - Mingled despon- dency and hope ...
... letter home - Captain Edson's Sympathy and Advice ..... CHAPTER IV . 23 Sunrise off Havana - The Harbor - The Wrecker Flying Cloud - Cap tain Edson's promise - His Visit to the Wrecker - Mingled despon- dency and hope ...
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... LETTER HOME - CAPTAIN ED- SON'S SYMPATHY AND ADVICE . PLUNGED , as I said , on deck , and into the arms of the steers- man , who staggered against the wheel as I lurched over to leeward , and , steadying myself by a strong effort ...
... LETTER HOME - CAPTAIN ED- SON'S SYMPATHY AND ADVICE . PLUNGED , as I said , on deck , and into the arms of the steers- man , who staggered against the wheel as I lurched over to leeward , and , steadying myself by a strong effort ...
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... letter to my father , and my intention not to return to New York until I received news from him . After cogitating awhile , he approved of this ; and added , that as I might to - morrow ship aboard of some vessel which might be on the ...
... letter to my father , and my intention not to return to New York until I received news from him . After cogitating awhile , he approved of this ; and added , that as I might to - morrow ship aboard of some vessel which might be on the ...
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... letter to your father . He'll believe you , I know . You see I'm a father myself , and I know how one feels . " This was balm indeed to me , for my doubts of my ability to take care of myself weighed lightly in the balance , compared ...
... letter to your father . He'll believe you , I know . You see I'm a father myself , and I know how one feels . " This was balm indeed to me , for my doubts of my ability to take care of myself weighed lightly in the balance , compared ...
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... letter to my father . I told him to address his reply to Key West , Florida . That is the town from which the wreckers " fit out " and receive letters , papers , and supplies of every kind . The captain , his son , and I , spent the ...
... letter to my father . I told him to address his reply to Key West , Florida . That is the town from which the wreckers " fit out " and receive letters , papers , and supplies of every kind . The captain , his son , and I , spent the ...
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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...
Page 283 - Imperious Caesar, dead and turned to clay, Might stop a hole to keep the wind away.