The loss of the Swansea: A story of the Florida coast: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The loss of the Swansea: A story of the Florida coast is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Alden, W. L. (William Livingston) (1837–1908).
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"The loss of the Swansea: A story of the Florida coast" by W. L. Alden is a seafaring adventure novel for young readers written in the late 19th century. It follows Bristol brothers Jack and Tom, cast onto the Florida coast after a mutiny on the brig Swansea, as they face pirates, wild country, secret caves, and the lure of hidden treasure alongside a weathered ex-pirate ally. The opening of the story finds the orphaned brothers bound for America on the Swansea, where the drink-weakened Captain Fearing is overthrown by his mate, John March. Set adrift with the captain, the boys reach a Florida inlet, discover an abandoned pirate fort and a glittering cave, and endure a night of rattlesnakes and panthers. When another pirate gang appears and murders Fearing, the boys flee into the cave, are swept by an underground river to a hidden pool, and meet Bill Catchley, a marooned former pirate. With Bill’s help they blast open Blackbeard’s iron gate, wander a labyrinth, and narrowly find daylight again. They then slip upriver, steal back a boat, and push into the Everglades, where Bill reveals a long-buried treasure he once nearly unearthed. As they begin to dig at the marked spot, six armed Indians emerge and seize them.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The loss of the Swansea: A story of the Florida coast
- Author credits: Alden, W. L. (William Livingston) (1837–1908)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Brothers -- Juvenile fiction
- Caves -- Juvenile fiction
- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
- Everglades (Fla.) -- Juvenile fiction
- Mutiny -- Juvenile fiction
- Orphans -- Juvenile fiction
- Pirates -- Juvenile fiction
- Prisoners -- Juvenile fiction
- Sailing -- Juvenile fiction
- Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction
- Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction
- Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
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- Category: Adventure
- Category: American Literature
- Category: Children & Young Adult Reading
- Category: Novels
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