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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... sight - Captain Bowers sails to give his Advice and render Assistance - The Ship goes ashore on the Reef ... sight- Two are retained by Captain Bowers - They take a load from the Ship , and sail for Key West - Brady's quarrel on shore ...
... sight - Captain Bowers sails to give his Advice and render Assistance - The Ship goes ashore on the Reef ... sight- Two are retained by Captain Bowers - They take a load from the Ship , and sail for Key West - Brady's quarrel on shore ...
Page 27
... sight of land , the men just returning to their duties , one having already been stationed at the wheel ; and the captain and his son would , within a few minutes , have found me in the cabin , had I not at last awakened , owing to the ...
... sight of land , the men just returning to their duties , one having already been stationed at the wheel ; and the captain and his son would , within a few minutes , have found me in the cabin , had I not at last awakened , owing to the ...
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... sight . We were ceaselessly followed by the inevitable Mother Carey's chickens . I must not omit that wonder of wonders , the dolphin . The men harpooned one of these fish , and all hands were soon collected to see a sight which is ...
... sight . We were ceaselessly followed by the inevitable Mother Carey's chickens . I must not omit that wonder of wonders , the dolphin . The men harpooned one of these fish , and all hands were soon collected to see a sight which is ...
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... sight , —a water- spout , or , I should say , many water - spouts . The weather was extremely hot , and great clouds , which , to my inexperienced eye , seemed to betoken immediate rain , gathered in huge masses like mountains in the ...
... sight , —a water- spout , or , I should say , many water - spouts . The weather was extremely hot , and great clouds , which , to my inexperienced eye , seemed to betoken immediate rain , gathered in huge masses like mountains in the ...
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... sight of the light , and here we lay off and on , as they say at sea , all night . The captain and Charley soon turned in , after the former had given some directions as to the sailing of the vessel . They were soon sound asleep , and I ...
... sight of the light , and here we lay off and on , as they say at sea , all night . The captain and Charley soon turned in , after the former had given some directions as to the sailing of the vessel . They were soon sound asleep , and I ...
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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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