Stories of the Sea: Being Narratives of Adventure, Selected from the "Sea Tales" - A Book for Boys

360 pp. "A collection of nautical stories for juvenile readers, reprinted from six of Cooper's earlier works, illustrated with engravings from drawings by Darley. Cooper is best known for his five-volume Leatherstocking Saga (historical fiction featuring Natty Bumpo), but he also wrote a two-volume history of the United States Navy, most likely inspired by his time on a merchant ship, and as a member of the Navy, when he was a young man. Includes: The Wreck of the Dawn; The Red Rover; The Water-Witch; Adventures in the Pacific; Long Tom Coffin and the Ariel; The Crater; or, The Crusoes of the Pacific."