Download or read book Afloat and Ashore (Annotated) written by James Fenimore Cooper and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Afloat and Ashore is a nautical fiction novel by James Fenimore Cooper first published in 1844. Set in 1796-1804, the novel follows the maritime adventures of Miles Wallingford Jr. , the son of wealthy New York landowners who chooses to go to sea after the death of his parents. The novel ends abruptly part way through, and is followed by what critic Harold D. Langely called a "necessary" sequel Miles Wallingford, which resolves many thematic and plot elements. The novel is partially autobiographical, in part by Cooper's own experiences as a sailor, and is his first full-length novel to fully employ a first-person narrative.