{"product_id":"sailor-story-paperback","title":"Sailor Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKurt Burke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Pass Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Revised by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Carlile is a young man growing up in tumultuous antebellum Baltimore, Maryland. He comes from a well-off merchant family, but their wealth originates from smuggling and bootlegging. He is sent to military school for the discipline and education, but the death of his mother then his younger brother along with the loss of a romantic interest cause him to run off to sea, against his father's wishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat follows are the stories of his adventures until he decides to resume his education, attending medical school. His impulsive instincts cause him problems, but he finally puts his life together and he starts a medical practice in Richmond, Virginia. This situation is enhanced when by chance he encounters his old love who is now a widow. They marry and everything is blissful until she dies in childbirth, leaving him with a baby daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe goes off the deep end, neglecting his affairs before finally getting himself together by returning to the sea and practicing as a ship board physician.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Civil War erupts he decides his sympathies lie with the south, and he offers his services to the Confederacy as a naval surgeon. It turns out they have no use for him in that capacity. Instead using his organizational talents first to set up and supply naval infirmaries then they send him to Liverpool, England to assist in outfitting commerce raiding ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe sails aboard the \u003cem\u003eCSS Alabama \u003c\/em\u003ein an uncertain role. Returning to England, he resumes his role outfitting a new commerce raider but his impulsiveness results in offending a woman of means there. He is transferred as a result to Montreal, Canada, assigned to the Confederate Secret Service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story follows his escapades using sailor yarns to outwit his enemies, engaged in activities designed to change the outcome of the American Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50314807148781,"sku":"9781088273531","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/Dd8laHeW3v9781088273531.webp?v=1784668941","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/sailor-story-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}