The Black Barque A Tales of the Pirate Slave-Ship Gentle Hand on Her Last African Cruise

By T. Jenkins (Thornton Jenkins) Hains

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

A young sailor, seeking a fresh start, unwittingly signs onto a slave ship captained by a notorious pirate, forcing him to confront dangerous seas and even more dangerous moral choices.

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Culture/Civilization/Society History - General Literature Fiction

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2017-11-20

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Summary

"The Black Barque" by T. Jenkins Hains is an early 20th-century novel centered on a young sailor named John Heywood who finds himself entangled in a world of piracy and the troubling morality of slavery. Heywood is on the lookout for new opportunities after the war, which lands him in Havre, where he is soon misled into joining the "Gentle Hand," a ship commanded by the shady Captain Howard. He is a former pirate with a hidden, dark agenda connected to the slave trade. As Heywood gets to know his new crew, the scene is set for a thrilling adventure filled with tough moral challenges.