Cappy Ricks: Or the Subjugation of Matt Peasley (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Peter B. Kyne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 026624730X ISBN 13: 9780266247302

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A bold, sea-sharing satire of ambition, wit, and high-stakes deal-making on the San Francisco waterfront.

In this classic adventure, a wily old magnate and a fearless young skipper clash, collide, and ultimately plan for a future built on daring moves and earned trust.

• Meet Cappy Ricks, a shrewd ship magnate who runs a sprawling fleet and lumber empire with a steady hand and a sharp tongue.
• Follow the young, ambitious Matt Peasley as he climbs from deckhand to captain under the pressure of big risks and bigger rewards.
• Watch high-stakes negotiations, clever schemes, and the tense balance between family loyalty and business cunning.
• Experience a vivid maritime world where ships, sailors, andshore-side power plays drive the drama.

Ideal for readers who enjoy brisk plotting, colorful business rivals, and nautical adventure set against a bustling early 20th‑century port scene.

About this title

About the Author

A native of San Francisco, Peter B. Kyne was a prolific screenwriter and the author of the 1920 bestseller "Kindred of the Dust". His stories of Cappy Ricks and the Rick's Logging & Lumbering Company were serialized in "The Saturday Evening ""Post" and William Randolph Hearst's "Cosmopolitan" magazine. He died in 1957.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 026624730X
• ISBN 13: 9780266247302
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 357