Afloat And Ashore

""Afloat and Ashore"" is a novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in 1844. The book tells the story of Miles Wallingford, a young man who grows up on the coast of New York in the late 18th century. Miles is the son of a wealthy shipping merchant and dreams of one day becoming a sailor himself. After his father's death, Miles sets out to sea as a cabin boy on one of his father's ships. He quickly learns the ropes of sailing and becomes a skilled navigator. However, Miles' journey is far from smooth sailing. He faces numerous challenges, including a mutiny on board, a shipwreck, and encounters with pirates. Throughout his adventures, Miles also falls in love with a beautiful young woman named Lucy Hardinge. However, their love is tested by the social class differences between them and the disapproval of Lucy's family. ""Afloat and Ashore"" is a thrilling tale of adventure, romance, and coming of age. It provides a vivid portrayal of life at sea in the 18th century and explores themes of class, love, and loyalty.Our situation was now far from pleasant. The tides and currents, in that high latitude, run with great velocity; and, then, at a moment when it was of the greatest importance to know precisely where the ship was, we were left to the painful uncertainty of conjecture, and theories that might be very wide of the truth. The captain had nerve enough, notwithstanding, to keep on the larboard tack until daylight, in the hope of getting in sight of the mountains of Terra del Fuego. No one, now, expected we should be able to fetch through the Straits; but it would be a great relief to obtain a sight of the land, as it would enable us to get some tolerably accurate notions of our position.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.