Robert and Harold, or, The young marooners on the Florida Coast
By: by F.R. Goulding, of Georgia
Contributors: Martien, William Stockton, 1798-1861, publisher; Slote & Mooney; P.S. Duval & Co
Edition: Third edition.
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: William S. Martien, no. 144 Chestnut Street.
Published: 1853
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 422
Copyright date: 1852
Subjects: Children's stories; Voyages and travels; African Americans; Juvenile fiction; Children's accidents; Prevention; Description and travel
Other titles: Robert and Harold; Young marooners on the Florida Coast; Young marooners.
Notes: "In a vine covered piazza of the sunny south, a company of boys and girls used to gather round me, ... to hear the varied story of my early years. As these boys and girls grew larger, I found it necessary to change my plan of instruction. There were many facts in nature which I wished to communicate, and many expedients in practical life, which I supposed might be useful. To give this information, in such a shape as to insure its being remembered, required a story. The result has been a book; and that book is 'The young marooners'--or as my young folks call it, 'Robert and Harold.' ... The story ... is not all a story; the fiction consists mostly in the putting together. With very few exceptions, the incidents are real occurrences; and whoever will visit the regions described, will see that the pictures correspond to nature."--History of the book, signed "F.R.G.," pages vii-viii.

Spine title varies: The young marooners.

Copyright 1852 by William S. Martien.

"Stereotyped by Slote & Mooney, Philadelphia."--verso of title page.

"P.S. Duval & Co.'s Steam Lith. Press, Philad."--map, first plate.

In blue cloth.

Map engraved on metal.

With map and illustrations.

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.