Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain: A Tale of The Revolution
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2014-11-22 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #47430 |
Description
"Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain: A Tale of The Revolution" by Maturin Murray Ballou is a novel published in 1844. When her fiancé is seized and imprisoned aboard a British ship bound for Cuba, young Fanny Campbell disguises herself as a man to rescue him. Taking the name Channing, she signs on as a deckhand, foments a mutiny, and seizes command of the vessel. What begins as a daring rescue mission transforms into high-seas adventure as Campbell leads her crew through battles and captures during the Revolutionary War era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)