Young Mariner (Young Mariner Series)

By Walter F. Curran

Young Mariner is a coming of age novel circa 1966. The protagonist, William Connolly is a street smart kid from South Boston evincing the intense naivete of Mitch McDeere in The Firm by John Grisham albeit in a waterfront setting.A recent graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Connolly is starting his first job as Third Mate on the cargo ship, MorMacPride. He wants to make the Merchant Marine his career, but sails into seagoing larceny as he discovers a captain and crew involved in smuggling drugs, guns and explosives.The story follows the ship's travels from New York City into U. S. East coast ports down through the East Coast of South America, racing through the Great Lakes ending in Brooklyn, NY in an unusual and violent way.Young Mariner is the first of a trilogy following the exploits of Connolly. The second takes place in south and east Africa and the third explores the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1530488419
• ISBN13: 9781530488414
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"