Young Captain John Bannon signed
on as a common doryman to help Nora. This is Captain John's own account of the
breath-taking events which followed their departure from Gloucester—the
shattering storms, the battle against the Hind's
treacherous captain, Paul LeNotre, and the dark deeds of violence and death
leading up to the final reckless race across the banks.
Edmund Gilligan knows well of
what he writes, for he has lived and sailed and worked beside the Gloucestermen
for many years. He brings to this account all the excitement and elemental fury
with which the crew of the Hind
fought for their very lives against the forces of nature and those of a crafty
and determined enemy.
This special edition of VOYAGE OF
TILE GOLDEN HIND by Edmund Gilligan has been made available to the Forces of
the United States through an arrangement with the original publisher. Charles
Scribner's Sons, New York.
Editions for the Armed Services,
Inc., a non-profit organization established by the Council on Books in Wartime