Project Gutenberg 2006-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 152 Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard) 1880 1957 Kyne, Peter Bernard Grant, Gordon 1875 1962 Grant, Gordon H. Captain Scraggs; Or, The Green-Pea Pirates Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Alison Bush and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Captain Scraggs; Or, The Green-Pea Pirates" by Peter B. Kyne is a humorous novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Captain Phineas P. Scraggs, an ornery and cunning owner of a dilapidated steamer named the "Maggie", and his interactions with his first mate, Mr. Gibney, and chief engineer, Mr. McGuffey. The novel sets the stage for a mix of maritime misadventures, quirky character dynamics, and comedic misunderstandings amidst the backdrop of the San Francisco waterfront. At the start of the narrative, the tension between Captain Scraggs and Mr. Gibney is established as they navigate a thick tule fog. Their bickering reflects both the high stakes of operating the "Maggie" and Scraggs's clumsy leadership as he frequently attempts to assert authority, only to be countered by Gibney’s confident defiance. The reader is introduced to the flawed yet endearing crew dynamic, as they rely on each other despite their quarrels. Scraggs's paranoia about losing his ship and fortune adds to the comedic elements, and the chaotic banter hints at the quirky escapades to come as the crew navigates both literal and metaphorical fogs on their journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories Pirates -- Fiction PS Text Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 513660 513654 2024-10-08T08:06:01.832987 2023-09-08T09:41:27.622117 text/html text/html 515471 2006-05-29T10:43:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 471141 2006-05-29T10:43:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 534745 2024-10-08T08:06:12.133373 application/epub+zip 542243 2024-10-08T08:06:05.557928 application/epub+zip 266413 2024-10-08T08:06:04.177938 application/epub+zip 817515 2024-10-08T08:06:17.274312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 780038 2024-10-08T08:06:11.219381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489789 2022-09-09T03:57:29.861632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491296 491195 2024-10-08T08:06:00.492956 2023-09-08T09:41:26.518082 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 491121 2006-05-29T10:43:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 190908 2006-05-29T10:43:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 491112 2006-05-29T10:43:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 190873 2006-05-29T10:43:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22464 2024-10-08T08:06:17.418362 application/rdf+xml 18657 2024-10-08T08:06:04.754927 image/jpeg 4093 2024-10-08T08:06:04.462916 image/jpeg 549909 2024-10-08T08:06:01.889989 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia