About This Book
A family moves to a Florida plantation and the narrative follows the children's experiences as they travel by schooner and settle into a new subtropical environment. Along the voyage and after arrival they encounter shipwrecks, salvage and court proceedings, and explore Key West's exotic flora and markets. Settling inland brings mysteries and adventures: auctions, community gatherings, a ghostly presence, a runaway's tale, and dangers including forest fires, alligator hunts, and a vessel burning. Episodes emphasize youthful curiosity, practical resourcefulness, and adaptation to unfamiliar surroundings, blending domestic moments with frontier action and suspense.
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