Travel, War, and ShipwreckAlso published in the "Boy's Own Favourite Series", this is a nineteenth-century adventure story for boys, based on the author's own experiences as a world traveller. It includes gripping scenes such as an account of crossing the Santa Fe Trail and fights with "Red Skins" in America. The first-person narrative purports to be by the son of a naval lieutenant. |
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Page 5
... minutes after my boat was piped away , and ten minutes from the time my interview with the Cap- tain terminated , the frigate was out of sight in the haze . " An hour and a half's pull brought us within sight of the shore , when , as I ...
... minutes after my boat was piped away , and ten minutes from the time my interview with the Cap- tain terminated , the frigate was out of sight in the haze . " An hour and a half's pull brought us within sight of the shore , when , as I ...
Page 7
... minutes more you may sing God save the King till you are black in the throat . " " At this time I noticed that the breeze was springing up . It was light still ; but I did not like it , for it was northerly , making this a lea shore ...
... minutes more you may sing God save the King till you are black in the throat . " " At this time I noticed that the breeze was springing up . It was light still ; but I did not like it , for it was northerly , making this a lea shore ...
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... minutes the fight lasted , before we drove the sons of sea cooks below the hatches , and we should not have done it then , but for our having taken them by surprise . We had two , and they had four , killed , with a heavy bill of ...
... minutes the fight lasted , before we drove the sons of sea cooks below the hatches , and we should not have done it then , but for our having taken them by surprise . We had two , and they had four , killed , with a heavy bill of ...
Page 27
... minutes , when one of them , the tallest and burliest of the party , exclaimed angrily , " I tell you it's so , and no other . Barman , give me the evening paper . " " Not got it . Well , I guess I'll find one somewhere abouts . " And ...
... minutes , when one of them , the tallest and burliest of the party , exclaimed angrily , " I tell you it's so , and no other . Barman , give me the evening paper . " " Not got it . Well , I guess I'll find one somewhere abouts . " And ...
Page 47
... minutes of his valuable time . Soon after , we were admitted to an apartment filled with fire - arms , ammunition , and cases of such goods as were suitable for the Indian trade . We found him seated in front of a table covered with ...
... minutes of his valuable time . Soon after , we were admitted to an apartment filled with fire - arms , ammunition , and cases of such goods as were suitable for the Indian trade . We found him seated in front of a table covered with ...
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