Project Gutenberg's The Rover Boys on Land and Sea, by Arthur M. Winfield

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net

Title: The Rover Boys on Land and Sea
The Crusoes of Seven Islands

Author: Arthur M. Winfield

Release Date: August 8, 2005 [EBook #16476]
Last updated: January 21, 2009

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ROVER BOYS ON LAND AND SEA ***

Produced by William R Marvin

THE ROVER BOYS ONLAND AND SEA
or
The Crusoes of the Seven Islands

by
Arthur M Winfield

CONTENTS

I. The Rover Boys on San Francisco
II. The Turning up of Dan Baxter
III. A Discovery and What Followed
IV. Good Times at Santa Barbara
V. On Board the Yacht
VI. Adrift on the Pacific Ocean
VII. Dismaying News
VIII. From One Ship to Another
IX. In Which the Enemy Is Cornered
X. A Blow in the Darkness
XI. A Call from the Stern
XII. Another Accident at Sea
XIII. The Crusoes of Seven Islands
XIV. Settling Down on the Island
XV. Another Castaway Brought to Light
XVI. Sam and the Shark
XVII. Exploring the Seven Islands
XVIII. Unexpected Visitors
XIX. Hot Words and Blows
XX. The Mate Tries to Take Command
XXI. The Attack on the Wreck
XXII. A Heavy Tropical Storm
XXIII. What Happened on the Bay
XXIV. In Close Quarters
XXV. Trying to Come to Terms
XXVI. The Cave on the Island
XXVII. A fight with a Wild Beast
XXVIII. The Burning of the Wreck
XXX. The Defense of the Cave--Saved!

INTRODUCTION.

MY DEAR BOYS: "The Rover Boys on Land and Sea," is a complete story
in itself, but forms the seventh volume of the "Rover Boys Series
for Young Americans."

As I mentioned in a previous volume of this series, when I began this
set of books I had in mind to write no more than three volumes,
relating the adventures of Dick, Tom, and Sam Rover, at home, at
school, and elsewhere. But the publication of "The Rover Boys at
School," "The Rover Boys on the Ocean," and "The Rover Boys in the
Jungle," immediately called for more stories of the same sort, so
year after year I have followed with "The Rover Boys out West," "The
Rover Boys on the Great Lak