The Red Rover: Dick Fid, free black sailor Scipio Africanus and Royal Navy officer James Wilder as they encounter the famous pirate, "The Red Rover." Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale – Miles Wallingford Jr is the son of wealthy New York landowners who chooses to go to sea after the death of his parents. Homeward Bound; Or, the Chase: A Tale of the Sea – A wayward ship causes some unforeseen adventures for its passengers. James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. Before embarking on his career as a writer, Cooper served in the U.S. Navy, which greatly influenced many of his novels.

Treasure Island is an adventure classic written by Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". Its influence is enormous on our own perception of pirates, including treasure maps marked with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders. Stevenson stated "Treasure Island came out of the great Captain Johnson's History of the Notorious Pirates.", which is included in this edition in its entirety with all the incredible life stories of the notorious world famous pirates that inspired Stevenson and are also mentioned in the novel.

Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale – Miles Wallingford Jr is the son of wealthy New York landowners who chooses to go to sea after the death of his parents. The Red Rover: Dick Fid, free black sailor Scipio Africanus and Royal Navy officer James Wilder as they encounter the famous pirate, "The Red Rover." Homeward Bound; Or, the Chase: A Tale of the Sea – A wayward ship causes some unforeseen adventures for its passengers. James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. Before embarking on his career as a writer, Cooper served in the U.S. Navy, which greatly influenced many of his novels.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ONE: From Manhattan to Paris -- TWO: London and the Alps -- THREE: Italian Skies -- FOUR: Imaginary Politics -- FIVE: Republican Principles -- SIX: Rough Homecoming -- SEVEN: Public Versus Private -- EIGHT: Libels on Libels -- NINE: A Legacy Reclaimed -- TEN: Piecework and Patchwork -- ELEVEN: At Sea -- TWELVE: Coming on Shore -- THIRTEEN: Florida and the Pacific -- FOURTEEN: Speculations -- FIFTEEN: Last Words -- SIXTEEN: Endings -- APPENDIX: Cooper's Libel Suits -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Illustrations