Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 99 Cooper, James Fenimore 1789 1851 Morgan, Jane Cooper, Fenimore Cooper, J. Fenimore (James Fenimore) Jack Tier; Or, The Florida Reef Produced by Charles Aldarondo and David Widger "Jack Tier; Or, The Florida Reef" by James Fenimore Cooper is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story begins against the backdrop of maritime adventures and follows the interactions between Captain Stephen Spike of the brigantine Molly Swash, his mate Harry Mulford, and the passengers, including the young Rose Budd and her aunt. The narrative opens with Spike preparing for a voyage, establishing the intrigue surrounding the vessel and its crew, while hinting at themes of danger, maritime law, and personal relationships. At the start of the narrative, Captain Spike communicates with his mate, Harry Mulford, as they prepare the brigantine Molly Swash for departure from a Manhattan wharf. The discussions reveal Spike's brusque character and foreshadow potential conflicts regarding a passenger named Rose Budd who is seeking a remedy for her health. As they begin to get underway, a past acquaintance of Spike's, Jack Tier, emerges, leading to potential complications as he unexpectedly reappears in Spike's life. The opening portion sets a tense, adventurous tone as it introduces the various characters and their motivations while hinting at the adventures and challenges that lie ahead on the treacherous waters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Sea stories Florida -- Fiction Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1167633 1167634 2024-10-02T14:04:30.262531 2023-10-02T11:47:21.069961 text/html text/html 1195832 2021-02-26T01:00:55 text/html; charset=utf-8 401724 2021-02-26T01:00:59 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 487878 2024-10-02T14:04:42.912493 application/epub+zip 499991 2024-10-02T14:04:33.884491 application/epub+zip 492411 2024-10-02T14:04:32.454598 application/epub+zip 853228 2024-10-02T14:04:50.386467 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 804534 2024-10-02T14:04:42.002458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 761747 2022-09-03T04:20:53.471170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1025581 1025552 2024-10-02T14:04:28.508511 2023-10-02T11:47:19.563925 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1034850 2018-03-11T13:30:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 384616 2018-03-17T15:50:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1025288 2012-08-06T08:44:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 383478 2012-08-06T08:45:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22297 2024-10-02T14:04:50.528396 application/rdf+xml 15048 2024-10-02T14:04:33.019497 image/jpeg 3787 2024-10-02T14:04:32.739484 image/jpeg 474828 2024-10-02T14:04:30.357516 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia