02550cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000460012624501850017226400510035730000470040833600260045533700260048133800360050750000310054350802710057452012240084553400450206965300230211465300270213785600430216499900170220729047UtSlPG20260610133648.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a24011867  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aWise, H. A.q(Henry Augustus),d1819-186910aCaptain Brand of the "Centipede" :bA Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-06-05  aE-text prepared by Robert Cicconetti, Katherine Ward, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto)  a"Captain Brand of the 'Centipede'" by H. A. Wise is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows Captain Jacob Blunt, a seasoned seaman, as he navigates the treacherous waters of the Caribbean, filled with danger, love, and piracy. As the narrative unfolds, Captain Blunt is faced with the considerable challenges of keeping his crew and passengers safe from marauding pirates and navigating through stormy seas while ensuring a reunion with loved ones waiting on shore.  At the start of the tale, the brig named "Martha Blunt," captained by Jacob Blunt, is preparing to leave Bordeaux for Kingston, filled with emotional farewells and hopeful anticipation from its passengers, particularly two young mothers, Rosalie and Nathalie. As they sail, the crew engages in camaraderie and routine tasks, while increasing tension looms as Beau's past and the sensitive themes of piracy and danger begin to creep into their voyage. This opening sets the stage for an adventure that promises conflict, rich character development, and a vivid depiction of life on the high seas, making it an engaging read for fans of nautical fiction and tales of swashbuckling heroism. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPirates -- Fiction  aWest Indies -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29047  c69895d69895