This is a swift story of the great days of the clipper ships, when Boston harbor teemed with commerce and the renowned shipbuilding firm of Donald McKay launched one beautiful ship after another and sent them on record-breaking voyages through the seven seas. In such an atmosphere young John Seagrave worked as a shipping clerk and dreamed of California gold. But long before he started for the West drama crowded into his life: a fugitive slave was smuggled in from the South, Seagrave and his friends got involved, dangerous trouble loomed on the horizon, and a series of thrilling adventures followed.
Mrs. Hewes has told a gripping story, chock-full of action, rich in American history, and alive with the tang of blowing salt water.
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