The Black Rose

By Richard Corwin
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Published: Sep. 22, 2011
Words: 4,524 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781466100992

Short description

A comming of age sailing experience from Hawaii to China for Dick Chandler who finds himself caught up in a trip of intrigue. This short story is available only on e-readers and will appear in print in Caribbean Bones, Tales Forgotten,a collection of short stories to be released in 2012.

Extended description

Dick Chandler, a young man in Hawaii, is befriended by two men who own the beautiful schooner, Black Rose, and is taken on his very first ocean sailing trip across the Pacific to China. The trip is filled with mystery, anxious moments and fear. Dick finally ends his association with the boat when he thinks back on his experiences sailing into an unknown dark river in China. The purposes of the boat's voyages became clear and later confirmed. Disappointed Dick felt it was best to abandon his new friends and the Black Rose before he became too involved.This short story is available only on e-readers and will appear in print in Caribbean Bones, Tales Forgotten,a collection of short stories to be released in 2012.

Tags

gold, adventure, smuggling, china, pacific, pirates, sailing, salvage, black rose, schooner

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