Jack Barry, an American mate left without a ship after the old Gregg founders, loafs about Batavia for three weeks before taking a berth that leads toward gold in Celebes. River anchorages, hawsers straining in the current, rats in the hold and shipmates such as Jerry Rolfe make up a voyage full of risk.
A salty yarn of the East Indies trade by a writer who served many years at sea. Download the free EPUB.