In 1830, the three Gordon children and their cousin Harold are towed out to sea by a huge fish they'd caught on a line fixed to their little boat. By the time they are free of the fish, they are miles from shore and only a small island is in view. The Gordon children have been taught a great many things about their home near the military post of Tampa Bay, Florida, and as they strive to live on the island until they are found, all they know about nature, home-making, and camping skills serve them well.

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Excerpt from Robert and Harold, or the Young Marooners on the Florida Coast TO say a word or two more Of the youths; Robert Gordon, now nearly fourteen years Of age, had a great thirst for knowledge. Stimulated con tinually by the instructive conversation Of his father, who spared no pains in his education, he drew rapidly from all the sources Opened to him by books, society, and nature. His finely devel oped mind was decidedly Of a philosophic cast. Partaking, however, Of the delicate constitution Of his mother, he was oftentimes averse to those ath letic exercises which became his age, and by which he would have been fitted for a more vigorous and useful manhood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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