The Scourge of Captain Seavey

by Karl Manke

The time is pre-1900. Commerce on the Great Lakes is young. These waterways are proving to be as wild and untamed as the Western Frontier. The law is all but absent in these nearly 100,000 square miles of open waters. This ambiguity spans the making of many a legendary pirate. Most of these marauders are long dead before they can be brought to the hangman's noose. The most chronicled of these freewheeling buccaneers is the infamous Captain Dan Seavey. At nearly six foot six and we3ighing almost 300 pounds, this "larger-than-life character emerges. His many notorious escapes feeds the appetites of hungry journalists hanging on his every shenanigan. Being the only brigand in the history of the Great Lakes to be charged with piracy, Captain Seavey manages to beat the Federal Marshals at their own game.

286 pages, Paperback

First published April 19, 2015

Reviews

[Ronald Spitzer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable rogue. I know he is accused of being a pirate. Captain Seavey is a con artist. He is comparable to Yellow Kid Weil. The book is fiction and deviates slightly from the histories I have read. No matter! This is a fun book and has a naval oriented scam artist with his career story. The title "The Scourge.." has a double meaning - read and find out!

[Aaron Eichler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found out that Dan Seavey was a real person but I can not tell if the rest of the story is true. I loved how smart the captain was. He was able to outsmart several people on both sides of the law. I think I will read other books by they author.