Miles Wallingford Sequel to "afloat and Ashore"

Miles Wallingford returns as a seasoned seaman looking back on a world growing more corrupt, unstable, and morally confused. In this sequel to Afloat and Ashore, J. Fenimore Cooper blends maritime adventure with sharp social criticism, tracing a story of conscience, class, and survival as much as of ships and storms. When Miles and Marble recapture the Dawn and seem finally safe, a French lugger appears, and a hard-eyed privateer named Monsieur Gallois turns supposed friendship into peril, seizing the vessel on the absurd claim that a ship once taken by the English is fair prize. As the Dawn is carried toward Brest, Miles and Marble weigh whether to submit or fight, trusting courage, cunning, and loyalty to save them. Earlier, a harrowing struggle at sea nearly costs Andrew Drewett his life, but he is revived aboard in a moving scene of relief, prayer, and gratitude. Back among the crew and household, Miles treats servants like Dido Clawbonny with uncommon respect, supporting the bond between Chloe and Neb and revealing the novel's concern for dignity, affection, and human worth amid danger. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.