James Fenimore Cooper 
Miles Wallingford 
Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore"

Renowned American author James Fenimore Cooper had a lifelong fascination with the sea — and a deep appreciation for the brave men who spent their lives traversing it. In the novel Miles Wallingford, the sequel to Cooper’s Afloat and Ashore, Cooper focuses on the life story of one remarkable sailor, the Wallingford of the title, who recounts his exploits on the sea as a young man.