This illustrated book by Valentine contains three adventures on the high seas.
Thar He Blows is 80 pages and is 8.5 x 11 inches, 19 x 25 cm. It is illustrated throughout.
Abducted
The first story, is a rowdy tale of French pirates who plunder their way across the high seas. The story is a continuation of Valentine's Shanghaied book.
The French pirates have their way with their American and English captives. In the end, one of the American captives, the hero of the story, decides he, too, can be a real buccaneer.
Boy Overboard
This tale is a contemporary version of Rudyard Kipling's "Captains Courageous". When a spoiled, rich kid is swept overboard off a luxury liner, he is picked up by a crew of naked fishermen.
After sometime living with the working fisherman, our rich lad finds out what is really important in life.
Leif the Viking Boy
A Scandinavian tale, Leif wonders when he is going to have the chance to sail with his Viking dad. Afterall, he desperately wants to prove that he is a man.
In the dark of night, the Viking warriors return to Leif's village and this time, when they set sail on their conquest, they take him along for an adventure he'll never forget.
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