Swept out to Sea; Or, Clint Webb Among the Whalers

A quarrel on a fishing sloop spirals into violence and disaster. When Clint Webb and his cousin Paul Downes argue while fishing from their boat the Wavecrest, the confrontation turns brutal. Paul pulls a knife. Clint ties him up. But in the chaos of anger and impulsion, something goes terribly wrong, and suddenly Clint is swept out to sea, cast adrift on the open water with nothing but his wits and will to survive. What begins as a family feud between cousins reveals deeper fractures: resentments between their fathers, legacies of rivalry and betrayal that have festered for years. Now, hundreds of miles from shore, Clint must navigate not only the treacherous ocean but the perilous world of whaling, where danger comes not just from the sea but from the men who hunt its depths. The adventure that follows promises isolation, danger, and the brutal beauty of a sailor's life. For readers who long for the raw adventure fiction of a bygone era, this is a tale of survival, family conflict, and the sea's unforgiving pull.