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Hidden Cargo von Lloyd, Robin
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Publisher
Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1493072315
ISBN-13
9781493072316
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7057268309
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hidden Cargo : a Novel
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Sea Stories, Action & Adventure
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
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1 in
Item Weight
20.9 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.4 in
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Trade
LCCN
2022-054489
Reviews
"Batten down the hatches and secure the sails because Hidden Cargo is a swashbuckling adventure not to be missed!"--Feathered Quill, "Hidden Cargo is a triumph. Robin Lloyd has spliced his mastery of sea stories with a mystery saga that reveals a vicious plot to kidnap freed Blacks after the Civil War and sell them back into enslavement in Cuba. Lloyd tells his tale with a perfect eye for detail, from feel of a gunboat schooner battered by a hurricane in a mangrove swamp to a Black Navy veteran's passionate pursuit of his two kidnapped sons. Through this taut story, we root for Lloyd's complex and driven hero, Lieutenant Everett Townsend. As in each of his books, Lloyd has anchored his storytelling with meticulous historical research. His deeper theme, the attempt to reverse the Civil War's hard-won treasure of freedom, couldn't be more timely. With this third fine seafaring novel, Lloyd is making his way onto the shelf with other masters of the genre Patrick O'Brian and C.S. Forester. This is Lloyd's best and most satisfying book yet." - David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of The Paladin., The Civil War is over, and American slavery is no more. But gangs of human traffickers hoping to bring it back are kidnapping freedmen and sailing them to Cuba, where slavery is still legal, for sale to the island's planter class. From his base in Key West, Navy Lieutenant Everett Townsend gets wind of one of these schemes and sets out to stop it. Hidden Cargo plunges Townsend into the heart of this darkness, where he is in constant danger as he pursues the criminals, navigates his way through the storm brewing between native Cubans and their imperial Spanish rulers, and comes to terms with the moral complications of his own family's complicity in the very trade he is determined to abolish. --Patricia O'Toole, author of The Five of Hearts and other biographies, "Hidden Cargo is the perfect novel for readers who want to know how the Civil War ended--and how it did not. Lloyd smuggles a treasure trove of nautical know-how and historical lore in this bracing tale of betrayal and redemption." - Elizabeth Cobbs, author of The Hamilton Affair, Richly detailed and full of intrigue, Hidden Cargo is a compelling story about the challenges of family and career, loyalty against feelings of love and conscience. Sourced from real-life events and full of detail, it is a treat for historical fiction lovers., "The Civil War is over, and American slavery is no more. But gangs of human traffickers hoping to bring it back are kidnapping freedmen and sailing them to Cuba, where slavery is still legal, for sale to the island's planter class. From his base in Key West, Navy Lieutenant Everett Townsend gets wind of one of these schemes and sets out to stop it. Hidden Cargo plunges Townsend into the heart of this darkness, where he is in constant danger as he pursues the criminals, navigates his way through the storm brewing between native Cubans and their imperial Spanish rulers, and comes to terms with the moral complications of his own family's complicity in the very trade he is determined to abolish." --Patricia O'Toole, author of The Five of Hearts and other biographies, "Hidden Cargo is the perfect novel for readers who want to know how the Civil War ended--and how it did not. Lloyd smuggles a treasure trove of nautical know-how and historical lore in this bracing tale of betrayal and redemption." --Elizabeth Cobbs, author of The Hamilton Affair, "A deeply emotional and poignant tale of the aftermath of the Civil War, slavery, and rebellion told exceptionally well!" --InDTale, "Hidden Cargo is a triumph. Robin Lloyd has spliced his mastery of sea stories with a mystery saga that reveals a vicious plot to kidnap freed Blacks after the Civil War and sell them back into enslavement in Cuba. Lloyd tells his tale with a perfect eye for detail, from feel of a gunboat schooner battered by a hurricane in a mangrove swamp to a Black Navy veteran's passionate pursuit of his two kidnapped sons. Through this taut story, we root for Lloyd's complex and driven hero, Lieutenant Everett Townsend. As in each of his books, Lloyd has anchored his storytelling with meticulous historical research. His deeper theme, the attempt to reverse the Civil War's hard-won treasure of freedom, couldn't be more timely. With this third fine seafaring novel, Lloyd is making his way onto the shelf with other masters of the genre Patrick O'Brian and C.S. Forester. This is Lloyd's best and most satisfying book yet." --David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of The Paladin.
Synopsis
Five months after the end of the Civil War, Acting Navy Lieutenant Everett Townsend is awaiting discharge in Key West. The end of the war has left him uncertain about his future and full of regret about the end of his relationship with Emma, the Cuban American daughter of a Havana boarding house owner. His Spanish grandmother- a slave owner who runs a prosperous sugar plantation in the Cuban countryside- is dreaming that Everett will return and take over the family business, a prospect that sickens him. Returning from a routine supply mission from Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas, he and his men are caught in a hurricane and witness a shipwreck in the Marquesas Keys. When they investigate, they discover a locked cargo hold with the dead bodies of Black freedmen. When Townsend reports this unsettling incident to his distracted Naval commander in Key West, he's encouraged to drop the matter. But he can't shake his suspicions that the poor souls from the cargo hold were destined for re-enslavement in the sugar fields of Spanish Cuba. The murder of an American sailor in a Cuban port provides Townsend with a reason to return to Cuba and continue his investigation even as it reunites him with Emma who has joined the secretive Cuban resistance to Spanish colonial rule. A rescue of a Navy veteran leads to more clues and helps convince Townsend to become a government informant operating in the interior of Cuba. He goes to live with his Spanish grandmother at her sugar plantation in the Cuban countryside. There Townsend finds himself facing an impossible choice between the Cuban-American woman he loves and his tradition-bound Spanish grandmother. As he grapples with this clash of personalities, Townsend uncovers the details of a conspiracy which forces him to come face to face with his own family's close ties to slavery.
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PS3612.L69H54 2023
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- v***v (2106)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzte 6 MonateBestätigter KaufAlthough this book was not as described, with no picture of it in the listing, the seller communicated well and quickly gave me a full refund while letting me keep it. The minimal packaging left the book a bit vulnerable (typical for ThriftBooks), but it did arrive safely and timely. As usual, it’s hit or miss with this seller, but often times you can get great values, and their customer service is always very good. Many other sellers with millions of transactions don’t even communicate.How to chalk talk, by Harlan Tarbell (Nr. 197064259889)
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