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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Down South; or, Yacht Adventure in Florida](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnpp5d94yepem22wzt0c5yn/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261015%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261015T204312Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=cb07cbbdc3926af376f8b5c5f4da717500b574f81a74ee2f5050aac4a332f945) ## About this work Down South; or, Yacht Adventure in Florida by Oliver Optic — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside THE GREAT WESTERN SERIES. I. GOING WEST; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy. II. OUT WEST; or, Roughing it on the Great Lakes. III. LAKE BREEZES; or, The Cruise of the Sylvania. IV. GOING SOUTH; or, Yachting on the Atlantic Coast. V. DOWN SOUTH; or, Yacht Adventures in Florida. VI. UP THE RIVER; or, Yachting on the Mississippi. (In Press.) The Great Western Series DOWN SOUTH OR YACHT ADVENTURES IN FLORIDA By OLIVER OPTIC AUTHOR OF YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD, THE ARMY AND NAVY SERIES, THE WOODVILLE SERIES, THE STARRY FLAG SERIES, THE BOAT CLUB STORIES, THE LAKE SHORE SERIES, THE UPWARD AND ONWARD SERIES, THE YACHT CLUB SERIES, THE RIVERDALE STORIES, ETC. WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BOSTON LEE AND SHEPARD PUBLISHERS NEW YORK CHARLES T. DILLINGHAM 1881 COPYRIGHT, 1880, By WILLIAM T. ADAMS. Electrotyped at the Boston Stereotype Foundry No. 4 Pearl Street. TO MY YOUNG FRIEND, WILFORD L. WRIGHT, OF CAIRO, ILL., EX-PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL AMATEUR PRESS ASSOCIATION, WHO HAD THE COURAGE AND THE SELF-DENIAL TO RESIGN HIS OFFICE IN ORDER TO PROMOTE HIS OWN AND OTHERS' WELFARE, IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED. PREFACE. "Down South" is the fifth and last volume but one of the "Great Western Series." The action of the story is confined entirely to Florida; and this fact may seem to belie the title of the Series. But the young yachtman still maintains his hold upon the scenes of his earlier life in Michigan, and his letters come regularly from that State. If he were old enough to vote, he could do so only in Michigan; and therefore he has not lost his right to claim a residence there during his temporary sojourn in the South. Besides, half his ship's company are Western boys, who carry with them from "The Great Western" family of States whatever… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fdown-south-or-yacht-adventure-in-florida) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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