03054cam a22004693u 4500 76536 UtSlPG 20260610134754.0 m cr n 260607r20251889utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ Alden, W. L. (William Livingston), 1837-1908 The loss of the Swansea Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-07-20 Richard Hulse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The loss of the Swansea: A story of the Florida coast" by W. L. Alden is a seafaring adventure novel for young readers written in the late 19th century. It follows Bristol brothers Jack and Tom, cast onto the Florida coast after a mutiny on the brig Swansea, as they face pirates, wild country, secret caves, and the lure of hidden treasure alongside a weathered ex-pirate ally. The opening of the story finds the orphaned brothers bound for America on the Swansea, where the drink-weakened Captain Fearing is overthrown by his mate, John March. Set adrift with the captain, the boys reach a Florida inlet, discover an abandoned pirate fort and a glittering cave, and endure a night of rattlesnakes and panthers. When another pirate gang appears and murders Fearing, the boys flee into the cave, are swept by an underground river to a hidden pool, and meet Bill Catchley, a marooned former pirate. With Bill’s help they blast open Blackbeard’s iron gate, wander a labyrinth, and narrowly find daylight again. They then slip upriver, steal back a boat, and push into the Everglades, where Bill reveals a long-buried treasure he once nearly unearthed. As they begin to dig at the marked spot, six armed Indians emerge and seize them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Boston: D. Lothrop Company, 1889 Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction Pirates -- Juvenile fiction Sailing -- Juvenile fiction Brothers -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Caves -- Juvenile fiction Mutiny -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Prisoners -- Juvenile fiction Everglades (Fla.) -- Juvenile fiction Small, F. O. (Frank O.), 1860-1915 https://archive.org/details/lossofswanseasto00alde https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76536 117261 117261