Project Gutenberg 2020-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 169 Munroe, Kirk 1850 1930 Rogers, W. A. (William Allen) 1854 1931 Rogers, William Allen 04023602 Canoemates: A Story of the Florida Reef and Everglades E-text prepared by Val Wooff and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Canoemates: A Story of the Florida Reef and Everglades" by Kirk Munroe is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the adventures of a young boy named Sumner Rankin, who is eager to escape his life of poverty in Key West and embarks on a canoe trip with his wealthy companions, the Mantons. The narrative unfolds in the picturesque yet challenging setting of the Florida Reef and the Everglades, highlighting themes of friendship, adventure, and self-discovery. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Sumner, a skilled sailor and a dreamer who feels trapped in a life of genteel poverty with his mother after the death of his naval officer father. His feelings of jealousy arise when he sees wealthy boys with beautiful cedar canoes, stirring a desire for adventure and exploration within him. As he encounters the Mantons, who are visiting Key West for a canoeing expedition, Sumner's pride initially leads him to refuse their offer to join. However, incidents involving storms and canoe mishaps ultimately forge a path into adventure, testing Sumner's character and skills as they navigate the exquisite yet perilous waters of the reef. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Canoes and canoeing -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Natural history -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Outdoor life -- Juvenile fiction Fatherless families -- Juvenile fiction Florida -- Juvenile fiction Boardinghouses -- Juvenile fiction Everglades (Fla.) -- Juvenile fiction Key West (Fla.) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 464091 2025-06-24T14:22:57.562109 text/html 441930 2024-10-18T03:45:27 text/html 2050292 2025-06-24T14:23:05.232098 application/epub+zip 2045982 2025-06-24T14:22:58.840041 application/epub+zip 290970 2025-06-24T14:22:58.140087 application/epub+zip 2144691 2025-06-24T14:23:09.810470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2090806 2025-06-24T14:23:04.469087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338928 2022-09-28T05:09:20.444274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405578 2023-09-26T12:54:25.588282 text/plain 385560 2024-10-18T03:45:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20034 2025-06-24T14:23:09.952477 application/rdf+xml 17710 2025-06-24T14:22:58.233029 image/jpeg 2505 2025-06-24T14:22:58.188022 image/jpeg 1899281 2025-06-24T14:22:57.665128 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia