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It is 1830. Rutherford Calhoun, a newly treed slave and irrepressible rogue, is desperate to escape unscrupulous bill collectors and an impending marriage to a priggish schoolteacher. He jumps aboard the first boat leaving New Orleans, the Republic, a slave ship en route to collect members... read more
First Sentence
Of all the things that drive men to sea, the most common disaster, I've come to learn, is women.
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Authors & Contributors
- Charles Johnson (Author)
- Charles Richard Johnson
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