10 hrs 22 mins | Fiction | Coming of AgeWhen fifteen-year-old Jack Sligo runs away from his loving Boston-Irish family, he hopes to get a summer job on a cruise ship. His dream becomes a nightmare when two strangers give him mysterious drinks in a waterfront saloon.
Jack wakes up, far at sea, shanghaied aboard an African freighter. The ship’s first call is a remote jungle port in Venezuela where there’s plenty of thieves, rum and women, but no opportunity for escape.
Manor Nelson, the ship’s bo’sun, is his secret protector. A silent bond grows between them as they fight the inhumanity of the ship’s master and Jack learns...
When fifteen-year-old Jack Sligo runs away from his loving Boston-Irish family, he hopes to get a summer job on a cruise ship. His dream becomes a nightmare when two strangers give him mysterious drinks in a waterfront saloon.
Jack wakes up, far at sea, shanghaied aboard an African freighter. The ship’s first call is a remote jungle port in Venezuela where there’s plenty of thieves, rum and women, but no opportunity for escape.
Manor Nelson, the ship’s bo’sun, is his secret protector. A silent bond grows between them as they fight the inhumanity of the ship’s master and Jack learns the cruelty of segregation.
But Jack needs more than friends to survive a vicious life at sea. He plans to escape with the help of seventeen-year-old Winston, a Jamaican, on the ship since he was twelve. He befriends men like stone silent Ebanks, whose black ancestors disgraced themselves as slave traders; Smitty, the dangerous mulatto seaman who is his boss; and “Chips,” the ship’s carpenter from Cayman Brac who knows all about God. Even a curious shipwreck in a jungle fails to sway Jack from his goal to find a way to get home.
“Though this is the author’s first book, it is his first-hand experience, having been shanghaied aboard an African freighter, that makes the book come to life. Fans of other sea-set teen novels like Avi’s The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle will like this book, which captures well the story of an utterly inexperienced kid being thrust into a situation he isn’t quite ready for, as well as the adventure he has in exploring new countries and learning to survive on the open sea.” Molly Horan, ForeWord Reviews, Young Adult Fiction
“David Collins' novel narrates his remarkable real-life story of running away from home at 15 and being "shanghaied" aboard an African freighter. The book is rich with adventure, longing, and twists that will keep the reader turning the page.” Margot Lee Shetterly, Author, Hidden Figures
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 001 Shanghaied - Opening Credits |
0 mins 13 secs |
| 2. | 002 Dedication |
0 mins 22 secs |
| 3. | 003 Epigraph |
0 mins 20 secs |
| 4. | 004 Thanks |
0 mins 44 secs |
| 5. | 005 Chapter 01 |
13 mins 27 secs |
| 6. | 006 Chapter 02 |
17 mins 08 secs |
| 7. | 007 Chapter 03 |
2 mins 59 secs |
| 8. | 008 Chapter 04 |
5 mins 54 secs |
| 9. | 009 Chapter 05 |
5 mins 51 secs |
| 10. | 010 Chapter 06 |
4 mins 31 secs |
| 11. | 011 Chapter 07 |
5 mins 06 secs |
| 12. | 012 Chapter 08 |
2 mins 59 secs |
| 13. | 013 Chapter 09 |
9 mins 41 secs |
| 14. | 014 Chapter 10 |
6 mins 02 secs |
| 15. | 015 Chapter 11 |
4 mins 41 secs |
| 16. | 016 Chapter 12 |
18 mins 27 secs |
| 17. | 017 Chapter 13 |
16 mins 25 secs |
| 18. | 018 Chapter 14 |
5 mins 33 secs |
| 19. | 019 Chapter 15 |
4 mins 29 secs |
| 20. | 020 Chapter 16 |
8 mins 47 secs |
| 21. | 021 Chapter 17 |
5 mins 29 secs |
| 22. | 022 Chapter 18 |
13 mins 49 secs |
| 23. | 023 Chapter 19 |
6 mins 48 secs |
| 24. | 024 Chapter 20 |
3 mins 17 secs |
| 25. | 025 Chapter 21 |
6 mins 29 secs |
| 26. | 026 Chapter 22 |
8 mins 27 secs |
| 27. | 027 Chapter 23 |
13 mins 52 secs |
| 28. | 028 Chapter 24 |
15 mins 29 secs |
| 29. | 029 Chapter 25 |
7 mins 37 secs |
| 30. | 030 Chapter 26 |
14 mins 23 secs |
| 31. | 031 Chapter 27 |
2 mins 15 secs |
| 32. | 032 Chapter 28 |
3 mins 21 secs |
| 33. | 033 Chapter 29 |
3 mins 07 secs |
| 34. | 034 Chapter 30 |
6 mins 29 secs |
| 35. | 035 Chapter 31 |
7 mins 49 secs |
| 36. | 036 Chapter 32 |
11 mins 46 secs |
| 37. | 037 Chapter 33 |
8 mins 27 secs |
| 38. | 038 Chapter 34 |
15 mins 37 secs |
| 39. | 039 Chapter 35 |
8 mins 20 secs |
| 40. | 040 Chapter 36 |
14 mins 13 secs |
| 41. | 041 Chapter 37 |
13 mins 22 secs |
| 42. | 042 Chapter 38 |
2 mins 32 secs |
| 43. | 043 Chapter 39 |
3 mins 49 secs |
| 44. | 044 Chapter 40 |
8 mins 49 secs |
| 45. | 045 Chapter 41 |
9 mins 15 secs |
| 46. | 046 Chapter 42 |
8 mins 24 secs |
| 47. | 047 Chapter 43 |
4 mins 59 secs |
| 48. | 048 Chapter 44 |
6 mins 02 secs |
| 49. | 049 Chapter 45 |
11 mins 48 secs |
| 50. | 050 Chapter 46 |
8 mins 47 secs |
| 51. | 051 Chapter 47 |
12 mins 09 secs |
| 52. | 052 Chapter 48 |
2 mins 09 secs |
| 53. | 053 Chapter 49 |
12 mins 41 secs |
| 54. | 054 Chapter 50 |
4 mins 50 secs |
| 55. | 055 Chapter 51 |
11 mins 11 secs |
| 56. | 056 Chapter 52 |
5 mins 58 secs |
| 57. | 057 Chapter 53 |
7 mins 13 secs |
| 58. | 058 Chapter 54 |
6 mins 42 secs |
| 59. | 059 Chapter 55 |
20 mins 17 secs |
| 60. | 060 Chapter 56 |
5 mins 23 secs |
| 61. | 061 Chapter 57 |
12 mins 41 secs |
| 62. | 062 Chapter 58 |
7 mins 20 secs |
| 63. | 063 Chapter 59 |
5 mins 02 secs |
| 64. | 064 Chapter 60 |
10 mins 00 secs |
| 65. | 065 Chapter 61 |
9 mins 13 secs |
| 66. | 066 Chapter 62 |
11 mins 30 secs |
| 67. | 067 Chapter 63 |
4 mins 50 secs |
| 68. | 068 Chapter 64 |
10 mins 40 secs |
| 69. | 069 Chapter 65 |
7 mins 36 secs |
| 70. | 070 Chapter 66 |
5 mins 26 secs |
| 71. | 071 Chapter 67 |
11 mins 43 secs |
| 72. | 072 Chapter 68 |
6 mins 40 secs |
| 73. | 073 Chapter 69 |
10 mins 04 secs |
| 74. | 074 Chapter 70 |
7 mins 17 secs |
| 75. | 075 Chapter 71 |
2 mins 34 secs |
| 76. | 076 Chapter 72 |
17 mins 07 secs |
| 77. | 077 Credits |
0 mins 34 secs |
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