In this fictionalized autobiography, Conrad expands on his first experience as captain of a ship. Young and hopeful, the young captain accepts the promotion, unaware to the trials that lay ahead. The last captain died on the ship, was hastily buried, and the command position a hasty decision. With a first mate gone half mad, malaria taking in the entire crew, a lack of medicine and no wind to get the ship moving, the young captain will face the shadow line that divides youth and maturity.
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In this fictionalized autobiography, Conrad expands on his first experience as captain of a ship. Young and hopeful, the young captain accepts the promotion, unaware to the trials that lay ahead. The last captain died on the ship, was hastily buried, and the command position a hasty decision. With a first mate gone half mad, malaria taking in the entire crew, a lack of medicine and no wind to get the ship moving, the young captain will face the shadow line that divides youth and maturity.
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