South from 'Frisco: A Sea Story

192 pp. "'How would you like to ship aboard the Clansman and come to the South Sea Islands with me, laddie?' A thrill of excitement shoots through Peter. So this is his uncle's 'proposition' which has puzzled him all the way from Sacramento to San Francisco. A vision of the vast seascapes of the Pacific flashes before his eyes - of the islands where the sandalwood grows - of the natives - cannibals perhaps? But never in his wildest dreams could Peter have imagined the dangers and adventures into which he is about to be hurled. Even before the brig sets sail Peter has his first narrow escape from death. Perils afloat vie with danger and villainy ashore in this vivid and fast moving adventure story. This is a book most certainly calculated to fire the imagination. "