Aboard the Mavis : it is told in this book how five boys and five girls cruise in the schooner "Mavis" about the east end of Long Island, and how, in (1880)
Markham, Richard. · New York : Dodd, Mead, and Co. · leaf 26
THE KlVhR JUKlLSA. the gloomy river Jokulsa comes seaward, its swollen waters cov-ered with ashes, while at night it looks like a river of blood, asit reflects the stream of flame shooting high in air from somecraters mouth. Only near the seaboard is the country habitable. But the Northmen cared… … A WINTER NIGHTS TALE. 29 bleakness of its coast, and its frightful storms. Here HaroldFairhair could not reach them ; and out of the landlocked fjords,or arms of the sea, their long-ships could sally forth, carryingdestruction to the enemy. It was one of these men who dis-covered America. Eirek the…
American Revolution (1775-1783) · Young men · Young women · Sailing · Seafaring life · Vikings · Ship captains
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