Download or read book Afloat and Ashore written by James Fenimore Cooper and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sensational tale from action-adventure master James Fenimore Cooper takes the form of the life story of a rugged old sailor, Miles Wallingford. As a youth, Miles, his brother, and their slave Neb ran away from the family home to become seamen, dashing the family's hopes that Miles will become a respectable lawyer. Veering wildly from calamities to courageous feats and back again, Afloat and Ashore is one sea tale you won't soon forget.