Harper's Young People
The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel. Harry sounded with an oar, and found that the water was only two feet deep. "We'll have to get overboard and drag the boat over the piles," said he, "and i...
"North African pirates are out on the Mediterranean Sea; our budding commerce there is in danger; we _must_ have a navy to protect it," wrote a distinguished American in Europe...
1. Chapter 1The boat was in a shallow part of the river, between the shore and a long row of piles that marked the steamboat channel. Harry sounded with an oar, and found that the water was...
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