Tungee's Gold

The Legend of Ebo Landing

Fiction & Literature, Historical
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Author: Tom Barnes ISBN: 9781440196478
Publisher: iUniverse Publication: January 7, 2010
Imprint: iUniverse Language: English
Author: Tom Barnes
ISBN: 9781440196478
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication: January 7, 2010
Imprint: iUniverse
Language: English

Tungee Cahill deposits gold in San Francisco bank and becomes target for assassination. Shanghaied and put on board a ship bound for Liverpool. The ship is rife with plots from mutiny to piracy. Tungee joins the skipper and they crush the mutiny.

They round Cape Horn and make their way up East Coast of South America to St. Katherines Island. At St. Kat the scurrilous ship owner issues new orders, and sends the ship to West Africa for another slave run.

In West Africa 350 Africans are herded on board. Back at sea a British and American warship give chase. The skipper elects to dodge into a heavy storm where winds and rain batter the ship, but they manage to survive.

After the storm some slaves are allowed to stay on deck. Tungee observes the Africans doing various rituals and incantations. Is it voodoo or witchcraft? Nobody knows, and by the time they find out, its too late. A tribal king called Kumi had inspired scores of his people, to make the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.

Tungee returns to San Francisco and begins his quest to reclaim his fortune. During his search Tungee meets the lovely Laura Du Beck and romance blossoms.

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Tungee Cahill deposits gold in San Francisco bank and becomes target for assassination. Shanghaied and put on board a ship bound for Liverpool. The ship is rife with plots from mutiny to piracy. Tungee joins the skipper and they crush the mutiny.

They round Cape Horn and make their way up East Coast of South America to St. Katherines Island. At St. Kat the scurrilous ship owner issues new orders, and sends the ship to West Africa for another slave run.

In West Africa 350 Africans are herded on board. Back at sea a British and American warship give chase. The skipper elects to dodge into a heavy storm where winds and rain batter the ship, but they manage to survive.

After the storm some slaves are allowed to stay on deck. Tungee observes the Africans doing various rituals and incantations. Is it voodoo or witchcraft? Nobody knows, and by the time they find out, its too late. A tribal king called Kumi had inspired scores of his people, to make the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.

Tungee returns to San Francisco and begins his quest to reclaim his fortune. During his search Tungee meets the lovely Laura Du Beck and romance blossoms.

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