Project Gutenberg 2008-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 327 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor Down South; or, Yacht Adventure in Florida Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Down South; or, Yacht Adventure in Florida" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is part of "The Great Western Series" and follows the adventures of young yachtman Alick Garningham as he navigates the beautiful waterways of Florida. With themes of friendship, adventure, and overcoming adversity, the narrative centers around Alick and his companions exploring the St. Johns River and the unique challenges they encounter along the way. At the start of the novel, Alick and his crew aboard the steam-yacht Sylvania are returning to Florida after a long cruise. Alick shows skill and confidence in navigation as he employs various methods to confirm their location near St. Augustine. The opening chapters also introduce Alick’s passengers, including his cousin Owen and Miss Edith, who add a social dynamic to the story. As the Sylvania docks, the crew is met with excitement, and Alick prepares to continue his adventures in the sunny South, while also alluding to a mysterious antagonist with a vengeful plot against him. The stage is set for a combination of nautical exploration, character interactions, and unfolding drama amidst the enchanting backdrop of Florida. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Fishing -- Juvenile fiction Hunting -- Fiction Yachts -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Natural history -- Juvenile fiction Florida -- Description and travel PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 392650 2025-06-10T08:26:07.440418 text/html 385172 2008-02-08T10:59:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 675927 2008-02-08T10:59:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 734837 2025-06-10T08:26:13.108391 application/epub+zip 742770 2025-06-10T08:26:08.252458 application/epub+zip 198369 2025-06-10T08:26:07.835448 application/epub+zip 870950 2025-06-10T08:26:17.013883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 847471 2025-06-10T08:26:12.706451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305553 2022-08-11T08:54:43.794823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366509 2025-06-10T08:26:06.426461 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 366312 2008-02-08T10:59:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132687 2008-02-08T10:59:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 366311 2008-02-08T10:59:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132676 2008-02-08T10:59:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22808 2025-06-10T08:26:17.174870 application/rdf+xml 29017 2025-06-10T08:26:07.919413 image/jpeg 4040 2025-06-10T08:26:07.876422 image/jpeg 679778 2025-06-10T08:26:07.496432 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Ashton, Warren T. en.wikipedia