The Great Sea Novels - Fenimore Cooper Edition

"The Red Rover" follows free black sailor Scipio Africanus and Royal Navy officer James Wilder as they confront the notorious pirate. "Afloat and Ashore" tells the story of Miles Wallingford Jr., who leaves his wealthy life to sail after his parents' death. James Fenimore Cooper, an influential 19th-century American author, shaped early American literature through his naval experiences.