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Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale

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    James Fenimore Cooper's Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale is an adventure fiction novel. It deals with bildungsromans, young men, seafaring life and merchant mariners.

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    About Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale

    "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.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

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    • Sea stories
    • Autobiographical fiction
    • Bildungsromans
    • Young men
    • Adventure stories
    • Seafaring life
    • Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
    • Merchant mariners

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    Who wrote Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale?

    Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale was written by James Fenimore Cooper.

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    It is usually shelved as Adventure.

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    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

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