American Captain (Book Club Edition)

This lovely hardcover edition is in near fine, 1954 Book Club Edition of published by Farrar, Straus & Young. Original dust jacket is in good condition. Book itself in its red cloth cover is immaculate and pristine. Highly collectible book club edition. he story follows Homer Whitman, a young sailor from Maine, who embarks on a journey in 1796 to escape a failed romance. His voyage leads him through a series of adventures across various locations, including Malta, Tripoli, and the Sudan. Captured by Barbary pirates, Homer endures eighteen years of enslavement in Africa before discovering gold, which he uses to fulfill a longstanding debt.