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100 1 _aDay, Holman,
_d1865-1935
245 1 0 _aSalvage—extra special
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from the March 20, 1929 issue of The Popular Magazine.
500 _aRelease date is 2025-01-09
508 _aRoger Frank and Sue Clark
520 _a"Salvage—extra special" by Holman Day is a maritime adventure story written during the early 20th century. This tale follows Captain Rawson Bent of the coast-guard cutter "Arrowsic" as he embarks on a rescue mission for a distressed schooner named "Harvest Home". The narrative delves into themes of duty, resilience, and the murky waters of moral choice against the backdrop of the sea. The story begins with Captain Bent’s cutter returning to port after a patrol, only to receive an urgent call about the stranded "Harvest Home", which is being tossed in the tumultuous seas off Popham Sands. As Bent navigates the challenges of the rescue, he discovers that the crew is not merely in distress but is entangled in dubious dealings involving illegal liquor—further complicated when he encounters the former captain of the "Harvest Home", Captain York Coombs. Their reunion is marked by a mix of nostalgia and regret, revealing Coombs's fall from grace and challenges as a fugitive from the law. Ultimately, Bent not only manages to tow the crippled vessel to safety but also aims to aid Coombs in confronting his troubled past, weaving a poignant tale of redemption and camaraderie amidst the ever-present peril of the sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Street & Smith Corporation, 1929
653 _aShort stories
653 _aSea stories
653 _aShip captains -- Fiction
653 _aSmuggling -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from the March 20, 1929 issue of The Popular Magazine.
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/popular-magazine-v-095-n-03-1929-03-20
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75075
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