CRUISING AND SAILING IN FLORIDA

Narratives of Early Life on and about the Coast

NONFICTION BOOKS ONLINE

Sailing in South Florida Waters in the Early 1880s PART I by JOHN F. REIGER

The Migrations of an American Boat Type (Contributions From The Museum Of History And Technology: Paper 25) by Howard I. Chapelle

Sailing In South Florida Waters In The Early 1880s PART II by JOHN F. REIGER

The Cruise of the Bonton by Charles William Pierce

On Blockade Duty in Florida Waters EXCERPTS FROM A UNION NAVAL OFFICER'S DIARY by Walter Keeler Scofield

Sailing Craft of the Florida Keys by John Viele

Diary of a West Coast Sailing Expedition, 1885 from the diary of MRS. JOHN R. GILPIN

Camping and cruising in Florida by James Alexander Henshall

Voyage of the Paper Canoe; a geographical journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to Florida by Nathaniel H. Bishop

Four Months in a Sneak-Box by Nathaniel H. Bishop

Explorations on the west coast of Florida and in the Okeechobee wilderness ... by Angelo Heilprin

Camp life in Florida: a handbook for sportsmen and settlers. by Charles Hallock

A winter in Florida: or, Observations on the soil, climate, and products of our semi-tropical state; with sketches of the principal towns and cities in eastern Florida. To which is added a brief historical summary; together with hints to the tourist, invalid, and sportsman ... by Ledyard Bill

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion THE CANOE AURORA: A CRUISE FROM THE ADIRONDACKS TO THE GULFby Dr. Chas. A. Neide

CANOE CRUISING AND CAMPING by Perry D Frazer

NONFICTION BOOKS

The Boy, Me, and the Cat. Life Aboard a Small Boat from Massachusetts to Florida and Back in 1912 by Henry M. Plummer

GILPIN, VINCENT AND RALPH M. MONROE The Commodore's Story. Early sailing days from New York to Florida, mostly about Biscayne Bay. Publ. by Ives Washburn, N. Y. 1930.

HOLDER, DR. J. B. Along the Florida Reef. Series of 6 articles in Harpers beginning Feb. 1871. Tortugas, Key West and trips about Florida. A book by the same title was written by his nephew, Chas. B. Holder, for boys, in 1892. Natural Science with a sugar coating.

OBER, FREDERICK (FRED BEVERLY) Camp Life in Florida. Lively descriptions of hunting and exploration by the first man to describe Lake Okeechobee in modern times. Forest and Stream Publ. Co. 1876.

Historical Bibliography of South Florida A selected list compiled by the Publications Committee http://digitalcollections.fiu.edu/tequesta/files/1946/46_1_07.pdf

KNOTS, SPLICES and ROPE WORK A PRACTICAL TREATISE Giving Complete and Simple Directions for Making All the Most Useful and Ornamental Knots in Common Use, with Chapters on Splicing, Pointing, Seizing, Serving, etc. Adapted for the Use of Travellers, Campers, Yachtsmen, Boy Scouts, and All Others Having to Use or Handle Ropes for Any Purpose.ByA. HYATT VERRILL http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13510/13510-h/13510-h.htm

FICTION BOOKS

At The Edge of Honor by Robert Macomber

Point of Honor by Rober Macomber

Honorable Mention by Robert Macomber

The Lion's Paw by Robb White

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