<p>This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ...like a waterfowl, and reappearing, after a half minute's absence, a long distance from the place of his exit. It was necessary for the Indian to breathe more than once before he reached Isaac; and he did so with the dexterity worthy of an Indian, by turning on his back and merely projecting his nose for an instant above water. Jethro and the captain watched the wary approach of the Indian to the vicinity of the unsuspecting boy, until they had satisfied themselves of the ulterior design of the assailant. The skiff was again in motion. Assailant and assailed had both disappeared;--the first to ferret out his intended prey, and take him by surprise; and the other, without a thought of what was about to ensue, to try the length of time that he could remain beneath the water without drawing breath. Presently two heads appeared simultaneously above water, confronting each other; and two long breathing sounds, like the blowing of a porpoise, accompanied by a hurried ejection of water from the mouth, freed the lungs of both the swimmers at the same moment. "The demon, Quibby, again!" exclaimed Isaac, as he dashed forward in the water. A strife of breasting the waves again ensued, which betrayed the earnestness with which each sought to outdo the other. In every thing, physically speaking, the Indian appeared to be superior to the boy. His sinewy frame, broad chest, and flat feet, were the identical requisites for a swimmer; while the undeveloped form of Isaac, and his protracted exertion in the water, unfitted him for coping with his athletic opponent. But though he was not the equal of the Indian in strength of limb, he was superior to him in stratagem, which the aquatic disciples of Franklin, who, in his time, was a practised swimmer, know so well how ...</p>

Miriam Coffin or the Whale-Fisherman

Literature & Fiction

Hart, Joseph C.

Philbrick, Nathaniel

Contemporary

Mill Hill Pr

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Miriam Coffin, Or, the Whale-Fishermen: A Tale

Nabu Press

Spun-Yarn from Old Nantucket: Consisting Mainly of Extracts from Books Now Out of Print, with a Few Additions

History

Wyer, Henry Sherman

Americas

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Miriam Coffin, or The Whale-fishermen. A Tale volume 1

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