The Pilot: A Tale of the SeaThe setting is the American Revolutionary War, and the action begins as two ships enter a bay in England to pick up a pilot. Who is the mysterious figure who they will be plucking from the rocky cliffs, and what role will he play in the battles ahead? Take off with James Fenimore Cooper's The Pilot if gripping nautical adventure is your desired destination. |
Contents
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Chapter VI | 73 |
Chapter VII | 88 |
Chapter XIX | 261 |
Chapter XX | 281 |
Chapter XXI | 295 |
Chapter XXII | 307 |
Chapter XXIII | 323 |
Chapter XXIV | 340 |
Chapter XXV | 362 |
Chapter XXVI | 374 |
Chapter VIII | 102 |
Chapter IX | 114 |
Chapter X | 128 |
Chapter XI | 143 |
Chapter XII | 154 |
Chapter XIII | 166 |
Chapter XIV | 181 |
Chapter XV | 196 |
Chapter XVI | 211 |
Chapter XVII | 229 |
Chapter XVIII | 243 |
Chapter XXVII | 391 |
Chapter XXVIII | 408 |
Chapter XXIX | 423 |
Chapter XXX | 440 |
Chapter XXXI | 452 |
Chapter XXXII | 471 |
Chapter XXXIII | 487 |
Chapter XXXIV | 512 |
Chapter XXXV | 529 |
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