CORSAIR by Andrew Grell
CORSAIR
By Andrew Paul Grell
“A letter of which, Thad?” Cletus Oglethorpe fancied himself considerably more informed about the peculiarities of Congress than the typical member. He looked around his office at the paintings of peaches and peach trees on the walls, which he always did when thinking, but he came up blank on his friend’s request.
“Marque. A letter of Marque and Reprisal.” Thaddeus Matolek and Cletus had been friends since high school; Clete clawing his way out of a shotgun shack and kissing the Jim Crow sharecropper life goodbye, and Thad’s family rowing under cover of darkness to a herring boat waiting off-shore at Gidynia to come out from behind the Iron Curtain.
“What exactly is a letter of Marque, then?”
“Counting for inflation since the last time Congress issued one, about $50,000 in campaign contributions. I want to be a privateer. Stop known pirate vessels. Assist vessels in distress from pirates. Report on potential sanctions vio...
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Summary: Thad and his crew set sail on the Kuvair Corsair to become privateers, stopping pirate vessels and p...
Review: A thrilling maritime adventure filled with action, friendship, and ethical dilemmas. Young readers w...
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By Andrew Paul Grell
“A letter of which, Thad?” Cletus Oglethorpe fancied himself considerably more informed about the peculiarities of Congress than the typical member. He looked around his office at the paintings of peaches and peach trees on the walls, which he always did when thinking, but he came up blank on his friend’s request.
“Marque. A letter of Marque and Reprisal.” Thaddeus Matolek and Cletus had been friends since high school; Clete clawing his way out of a shotgun shack and kissing the Jim Crow sharecropper life goodbye, and Thad’s family rowing under cover of darkness to a herring boat waiting off-shore at Gidynia to come out from behind the Iron Curtain.
“What exactly is a letter of Marque, then?”
“Counting for inflation since the last time Congress issued one, about $50,000 in campaign contributions. I want to be a privateer. Stop known pirate vessels. Assist vessels in distress from pirates. Report on potential sanctions vio...
View full stories
Summary: Thad and his crew set sail on the Kuvair Corsair to become privateers, stopping pirate vessels and p...
Review: A thrilling maritime adventure filled with action, friendship, and ethical dilemmas. Young readers w...
Get full Summary and Review on Shopee as low as 0.083!