Dyslexic Readers

When the United States was new, much of the western half of it was still unknown. President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to lead an expedition to explore as much of the wilderness as they could. The group headed up the Missouri River, but it was a much harder journey than they expected. The wild Missouri threatened to destroy them all, but Lewis and Clark were determined to succeed.

Although he did his duty bravely, Silas Talbot’s first task for the army of the American colonies during the Revolutionary War ended with him badly wounded—and so did every mission after that. Finally, Silas decided to work as a privateersman instead so that he could plan out his own missions. His idea to outwit the English sailors who were setting up to attack his hometown was dangerous and daring, but Silas was determined to succeed.

Could a well-to-do gentleman who had never commanded a ship before learn to be a pirate by reading books on the subject? Stede Bonnet thought he would try. When he met some success, another landlubber, Colonel William Rhett, decided to go after him. What happens when two men who have little idea of what they’re doing meet for a sea battle? The answer forms a tale like no other.