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3.0 AVERAGE
3.0 AVERAGE
Even more silly that most of Curwood's books. It seems that an enclave of Mormons, who live on an island in the northern part of Lake Michigan, engage in piracy. One such pirated ship belonged to Capt. Nathaniel Plum, and he decided to go visit the Mormons and demand they give him reparations for the goods/money they stole. His "plan" is just to waltz into the Mormon compound and confront the Mormon "king", one James Jessee Strang. He thinks this plot will "just work". Besides, he leaves his ship behind and thinks they'll cover his efforts by threatening to blow up the compound. Naturally, it takes the Mormons virtually no time to overcome the ship, but Capt. Plum doesn't know that. Doesn't even consider it a possibility.
Well, the first thing that happens is that he runs into an old guy, one Obadiah Price. He spends the night at Price's cabin, and plans on heading to the Mormon compound in the morning. The first thing he sees on leaving the cabin the next morning is a beautiful, young woman coming up to the cabin. Of course, she is surprised and flees, but not before Capt. Plum convinces himself that her wonderful eyes have bestowed a bounty of love on his personage. So, in addition to confronting Strang, he now also has to rescue the woman, whose name turns out to be Marion, from the possibility of being turned into yet another of Strang's wives.
Well, of course all sorts of difficulties ensue, mostly caused by Capt. Plum's inability to plan clearly, while providing "plan Bs" in the case of possible complications.
Naturally, after facing almost certain death a number of times, and waxing eloquently on the awesomeness of Marion's eyes, Capt. Plum and Marion escape for a better life together, and Strang gets what he deserves.
One really a 3* book, but better than 2*s, so I'd give it a 3*-, were that possible. [In my book, ***- would outrank **+, but then I'm weird that way.]
Well, the first thing that happens is that he runs into an old guy, one Obadiah Price. He spends the night at Price's cabin, and plans on heading to the Mormon compound in the morning. The first thing he sees on leaving the cabin the next morning is a beautiful, young woman coming up to the cabin. Of course, she is surprised and flees, but not before Capt. Plum convinces himself that her wonderful eyes have bestowed a bounty of love on his personage. So, in addition to confronting Strang, he now also has to rescue the woman, whose name turns out to be Marion, from the possibility of being turned into yet another of Strang's wives.
Well, of course all sorts of difficulties ensue, mostly caused by Capt. Plum's inability to plan clearly, while providing "plan Bs" in the case of possible complications.
Naturally, after facing almost certain death a number of times, and waxing eloquently on the awesomeness of Marion's eyes, Capt. Plum and Marion escape for a better life together, and Strang gets what he deserves.
One really a 3* book, but better than 2*s, so I'd give it a 3*-, were that possible. [In my book, ***- would outrank **+, but then I'm weird that way.]