Project Gutenberg 2013-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 100 Ely, Wilmer M. (Wilmer Mateo) Ely, Wilmer Mateo Davis, J. Watson 1870 1959 Davis, John Watson The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters or, The Perils and Dangers of the Fishing Fleet Produced by Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters" by Wilmer M. Ely is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows a group of young boys, who are friends and eager adventurers, as they settle into their new life fishing in Florida waters. The main characters consist of Charley, Walter, Captain Westfield, and their companion Chris, who is a little black boy eager to join the fishing expedition but faces racial prejudice. At the start of the narrative, the boys seek employment with a fish dealer, Mr. Daniels, after losing their previous job at sea due to crew troubles. Determined to work as fishermen, they face the challenge of adapting to this new career. As the plot unfolds, they navigate the dangers of their environment, which includes rough fishermen gangs opposed to the presence of a black boy in their ranks. The opening chapters highlight their determination, resourcefulness, and camaraderie, setting the stage for an adventure filled with challenges and mysteries in their new coastal home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43856/43856-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 90.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Fisheries -- Florida -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 431728 2025-07-17T14:46:27.470257 text/html 414460 2024-10-23T18:50:02 text/html 442414 2025-07-17T14:46:33.460222 application/epub+zip 445544 2025-07-17T14:46:28.454233 application/epub+zip 238175 2025-07-17T14:46:27.921285 application/epub+zip 649419 2025-07-17T14:46:37.483196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600096 2025-07-17T14:46:32.858237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339210 2022-09-20T04:32:05.240082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387945 2023-09-19T07:15:58.341432 text/plain 368165 2024-10-23T18:50:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15891 2025-07-17T14:46:37.614190 application/rdf+xml 29901 2025-07-17T14:46:28.014258 image/jpeg 4012 2025-07-17T14:46:27.968231 image/jpeg 421331 2025-07-17T14:46:27.514276 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