Up the River

Up the River

William Taylor Adams, pseudonym Oliver Optic, was a noted academic and author (1822-1897)


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Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- DEDICATION

-03- PREFACE

-04- IN CAPTAIN BOOMSBY'S SALOON

-05- FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS

-06- ADIEU TO THE BOOMSBYS

-07- NICK BOOMSBY HAS ASPIRATIONS

-08- THE STRANGE MOVEMENT OF THE ISLANDER

-09- A LIVELY CHASE

-10- A FOG OFF THE FLORIDA COAST

-11- A PORT IN A STORM

-12- A VISIT FROM AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE

-13- INTELLIGENCE OF THE ISLANDER

-14- DIFFICULT NAVIGATION

-15- THE CALAMITY ON FRENCH REEF

-16- A NIGHT LOST IN THE STORM

-17- LOOKING FOR THE ISLANDER

-18- A PARTIAL SOLUTION OF THE MYSTERY

-19- ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO

-20- THE SYLVANIA IN AMBUSH

-21- HOW NICK BOOMSBY MANAGED HIS CASE

-22- A SEARCH FOR THE LOST TREASURE

-23- THE THEORY AND THE FACTS

-24- UP THE MISSISSIPPI

-25- THE ISLANDER IN A BAD FIX

-26- AN EMBARRASSING SITUATION

-27- A CREVASSE ON THE MISSISSIPPI

-28- SAILING ACROSS THE FIELDS

-29- A DESPERATE STRUGGLE WITH THE RUSHING WATERS

-30- THE PLANTER AND HIS FAMILY

-31- A DISTINGUISHED PASSENGER

-32- UP THE RIVER FOR MANY DAYS

-33- UP ANOTHER RIVER AND HOME AGAIN