The Great Quest
by Charles Boardman Hawes
Publisher: The Torbell Company 1921
ISBN/ASIN: B00513JPNO
Number of pages: 360
Description:
A romance of 1826, wherein are recorded the experiences of Josiah Woods of Topham, and of those others with whom he sailed for Cuba and the Gulf of Guinea. He braves the stormy seas, encounters natives, searches for gold... and rescues a lovely lady.
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