# Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale

By James Fenimore Cooper.

"Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale" by James Fenimore Cooper is a nautical fiction novel published in 1844. Set in the early 1800s, it follows Miles Wallingford Jr., a wealthy New York landowner's son who goes to sea after his parents' death. Drawing on Cooper's own maritime experiences, the novel explores Miles's adventures and his complicated relationship with Neb, a runaway slave who becomes his companion aboard ship. The story ends abruptly, requiring a sequel to resolve its plot and themes. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Sea stories; Autobiographical fiction; Bildungsromans; Young men -- Fiction; Adventure stories; Seafaring life -- Fiction; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction; Merchant mariners -- Fiction

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