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23 totalCASTLEMON'S WAR SERIES. - MARCY - THE - BLOCKADE-RUNNER - BY - HARRY CASTLEMON, - AUTHOR OF "GUNBOAT SERIES," "ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES," - "SPORTSMAN'S CLUB SERIES," ETC., ETC.
CHAPTER PAGE - I. MARCY HAS A VISITOR, 1 - II. HIDING THE FLAGS, 26 - III. BEARDSLEY BETRAYS HIMSELF, 52 - IV. TWO NARROW ESCAPES, 77 - V. A CAT WITHOUT CLAWS, 105 - VI. RUNNING THE BLOCKADE, 125
VIII. A NOISE AT THE WINDOW, 174 - IX. THE "SUMTER" LOSES A PRIZE, 197 - X. A COOL PROPOSITION, 219 - XI. THE BANNER ON THE WALL, 241 - XII. CONFLICTING REPORTS, 268 - XIII. UNION OR CONFEDERATE—WHICH? 292 - XIV. JULIUS IN TROUBLE, 317 - XV. THE ENCHANTED LOOKING-GLASS, 339 - XVI. OFF FOR THE FLEET, 362 - XVII. AN UNEXPECTED MEETING, 381 - XVIII. CONCLUSION, 403 - MARCY, THE BLOCKADE-RUNNER, - CHAPTER I. - MARCY HAS A VISITOR.
CHAPTER II. - HIDING THE FLAGS.
CHAPTER III. - BEARDSLEY BETRAYS HIMSELF.
CHAPTER IV. - TWO NARROW ESCAPES.
CHAPTER V. - A CAT WITHOUT CLAWS.
CHAPTER VI. - RUNNING THE BLOCKADE.
CHAPTER VII. - THE MATE'S LUCKY SHOT.
CHAPTER VIII. - A NOISE AT THE WINDOW.
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Set against the smoky river towns of the Civil War, the story follows Marcy Gray, a reluctant privateer who has just returned from a daring capture of the schooner Mary Hollins. While the town erupts in celebration, Marcy wrestles with the uneasy legality of his prize and the moral gray area of fighting for a cause he does not fully endorse. A letter from his zealous cousin Rodney stirs old loyalties, but a visit from the nervous former soldier Walter hints that treachery may lurk among familiar faces.
As Marcy settles back at his family home, he confronts the uneasy peace of a community divided between Union sympathies and Confederate pressures. The tension builds when whispered rumors of secret enemies and betrayals surface, forcing Marcy to decide who can truly be trusted. With his future as a blockade runner looming, he must balance duty, family, and the dangerous game of wartime espionage.
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en
Duration
~7 hours (437K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
Jul 12, 2009
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Harry Castlemon
1842–1915
Best known for fast-moving adventure stories for young readers, this prolific American author helped shape 19th-century boys' fiction with tales of the outdoors, war, and frontier life. Writing under a pen name, he published widely and built a large audience that lasted for decades.
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