To the Brink

A Stormy Voyage Through Early America The True Tale of Privateer Gideon Olmsted

9781967311880

304 pages

Little Creek Press

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Overview

A mutiny at sea, a decades-long legal battle—To the Brink is the real-life revolutionary epic you didn’t learn in school.

On the afternoon of July 8, 1778, a privateer trolls the coastline of Jamaica, hunting for easy British prey. When a fast-approaching vessel proves to be a British man-o’-war of equal size and strength, the privateer tries to escape. Blocked by the island of Jamaica, a young American captain from East Hartford, Connecticut, turns to fight. What happens next triggers a chain of startling events. Captain Gideon Olmsted’s bravery at sea stirs a political tempest on land. An unlikely encounter with General Benedict Arnold drives this unsuspecting sea captain up against America’s rocky shoals of greed, power, and influence. Incredibly, a long quest for justice pushes a new and fragile republic to the brink. Much more than a sea story, it is a true and epic tale about one privateer’s voyage through early America.

Author Bio

John and Nancy live in the small town of Lake Havasu City in northwestern Arizona. John is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in spinal surgery. When he isn’t working, John’s interests include a lifetime love of flying. An avid enthusiast of naval history and maritime literature, John is often found reading or fishing on a quiet creek in Colorado. Nancy loves outdoor activities of all kinds. After completing J.D./Ph.D. degrees and admission to the Colorado Bar, Nancy worked first in special education law at the state level and later in higher education at the University of Colorado. This book is the second of their collaborative writing efforts. In 2020, Little Creek Press published the authors’ first historical narrative: An Ingenious Excuse: The True Story of Patrick Lyon and the First Great American Bank Robbery. It is found in public and university libraries across the country.