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Storm swept Sea Sprite crewstrives for distant Frisco thrills
Hurricane Haley leads the sealing schooner Sea Sprite returning to Frisco after two brutal Arct ic years. The crew, hardened by harsh seas and loneliness, eye a promised night of debauchery as Bannister the agent pockets his pay and Haley plans to claim his own warmth and love in the city. The tale centers on Haley, the kid Jimmy, and the brutal lure of the sea that haunts them all.
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Arctic
Hurricane Haley
Sealer
Dhell
Frisco
The
Sprite
Bannister
Pacific Fur Company
Aleutians
Haley
Brady
Elan
Kost
Jose
Rawson
Limey
Oakland
Jimmy
Sea Sprite
Gawd
South Seas
Haiti