Bush
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1803, cocky Jamie Sharpe graduates top in his class from Bullard's Academy, aiming to become a ship's captain like his long-at-sea father. Unfortunately, wealthy slave trader Captain Cutts produces a note he holds on the Sharpe family fortune. He demands immediate payment or, in lieu, Jamie's mother's virtue and her daughter's hand in marriage to his son, Simon. Only a small fortune can save the family.
Racing to secure the money, Jamie is ambushed....