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Fanny Campbell, the Female Pirate Captain

by Maturin Murray Ballou

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Set at the outbreak of the American Revolution, this tale follows Fanny Campbell, a resourceful young woman of Massachusetts who disguises herself as a man and takes command of a vessel to rescue the sailor she loves. Mutiny, sea fights and moral debate about taking life fill a story that Ballou first published in 1844.

A lively early American sea yarn with a cross-dressing heroine and plenty of action. Download the free EPUB.

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