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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Page 27
... short period preceding the time when I arrived on deck . The men , having been ascer- tained to be incapable of duty , the sole re- maining chance which I would have had of being discovered by the captain or his son , failed , as they ...
... short period preceding the time when I arrived on deck . The men , having been ascer- tained to be incapable of duty , the sole re- maining chance which I would have had of being discovered by the captain or his son , failed , as they ...
Page 28
... short of the place where it had been decided that the schooner was to make a port ; unless , indeed , we were to be shipwrecked , an event not likely to befall a vessel possessed of a captain accustomed to the coast along which we ...
... short of the place where it had been decided that the schooner was to make a port ; unless , indeed , we were to be shipwrecked , an event not likely to befall a vessel possessed of a captain accustomed to the coast along which we ...
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... short of it is just this here . If that vessel turns out to be what I think she is , -a Florida wrecker , —and her captain is not a most uncom- mon obstinate man , you're suited at the first go off . You can ship aboard of her , and ...
... short of it is just this here . If that vessel turns out to be what I think she is , -a Florida wrecker , —and her captain is not a most uncom- mon obstinate man , you're suited at the first go off . You can ship aboard of her , and ...
Page 48
... short as it was , we would have had to make many tacks before getting inside of the main harbor , had we not lowered our sails , put some men in the jolly - boat , and towed the schooner through . The wrecker had preceded us by half an ...
... short as it was , we would have had to make many tacks before getting inside of the main harbor , had we not lowered our sails , put some men in the jolly - boat , and towed the schooner through . The wrecker had preceded us by half an ...
Page 54
... short passages and , instead of each being a month on the voyage , the time con- sumed might be less than two weeks for each . This , on the other hand , was too favorable a sup- position , so I concluded to take the mean , -to allow ...
... short passages and , instead of each being a month on the voyage , the time con- sumed might be less than two weeks for each . This , on the other hand , was too favorable a sup- position , so I concluded to take the mean , -to allow ...
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