About This Book
The narrative follows young Lieutenant Christy Passford as he embarks on naval service amid the war, confronting illness, mistaken identity, espionage, and the moral challenges of handling prisoners aboard a blockade vessel. Shipboard tensions escalate into close-quarters fights, secret orders, and joint coastal expeditions that include encounters with hostile craft, a sloop captain, and a raid on a small fort near Isle Grande Terre. Episodes balance action—boarding parties, night landings, and skirmishes—with scenes of personal growth, loyalty, and duty among officers and crew, producing a sequence of connected adventures framed by wartime suspense and practical seamanship.
About the Author
More Books by This Author
6 picks
A Lieutenant at Eighteen
by Oliver Optic
A millionaire at sixteen
by Oliver Optic
A Spelling-Book for Advanced Classes
by Oliver Optic
A Victorious Union
by Oliver Optic
Across India; Or, Live Boys in the Far East
by Oliver Optic
All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake / A Sequel to "The Boat Club"
by Oliver Optic
You May Also Like
6 picks
!Tention: A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War
by George Manville Fenn
"Bones": Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country
by Edgar Wallace
"Boy" the Wandering Dog: Adventures of a Fox-Terrier
by Marshall Saunders
"Bring Me His Ears"
by Clarence Edward Mulford
"Buffalo Bill" from Prairie to Palace: An Authentic History of the Wild West
by John M. Burke
"Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks
by Rudyard Kipling