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The Mutineers - A Tale of Old Days at Sea and of Adventures in the Far East as Benjamin Lathrop Set It Down Some Sixty Years Ago - cover

The Mutineers - A Tale of Old Days at Sea and of Adventures in the Far East as Benjamin Lathrop Set It Down Some Sixty Years Ago

Charles Boardman Hawes

Publisher: Good Press

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"The Mutineers: A Tale of Old Days at Sea and of Adventures in the Far East as Benjamin Lathrop Set It Down Some Sixty Years Ago" by Charles Boardman Hawes follows the writer's tradition of writing adventure stories about traveling on the high seas. When a merchant vessel from Salem, Massachusetts, sets sail for China, things don't go according to plan. A marooning on an unknown island and a captain who loses control of his ship set this tale up for an adventure that's full of action for readers of all ages.
Available since: 12/09/2019.
Print length: 253 pages.

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