Blackwater Cove
Book Details
Author(s)Philip Tollman
ISBN / ASINB00A6VOYO6
ISBN-13978B00A6VOYO4
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
Description
Blackwater Cove
In 1972, in a small town on the Southeast coast of Florida simple people lived their lives like most Americans of the times. Sunny beaches and warm inviting breezes bring promises of a Southern paradise.
Pioneered by hardy families this region provides for those willing to harvest what the sea offers. Few other opportunities exist for a young man to make his mark on the world.
A young fisherman drops out of high school to pursue his family's trade, Billy Conner comes from one of those hard working pioneer families. Raised by his father to be a fisherman he finds that this life to be a difficult and dangerous profession with little reward.
As a result of his station in life Billy learns that his girl's future may not follow the same path as his own and he is determined to change that.
Against his best judgment Billy's efforts to improve his chances of success find him in the service of cruel and powerful men. Unwittingly Billy drags his family into the turmoil that surrounds him as he struggles with the moral dilemmas of the path he has chosen.
To redeem himself in his father's eyes Billy fights to recover his lost trust against tremendous odds, possibly sacrificing his entire future .
Blackwater Cove is a tale of a young man seduced by the promise of easy money into the smuggling trade. Based around true to life situations in South Florida during times when smuggling was a way to earn a quick fortune, if you had the guts and skills needed to survive.
The isolation of the South Florida's back country has always been ripe for smuggling, the people who struggle to earn a living there have a history of turning a blind eye to the illicit trade. From the Gun Runners of the Spanish American War to the Bootleggers of the Great Depression smuggling has always been a part of South Florida's Heritage.
Heroes emerge from unlikely places as necessity forces a retired Marine to step into battle once again to protect his son from greedy men willing to kill to protect their operations from the authorities.
See life through the vivid experiences of a young man as he faces the temptations and hardships of growing up in South Florida, experience Blackwater Cove.
In 1972, in a small town on the Southeast coast of Florida simple people lived their lives like most Americans of the times. Sunny beaches and warm inviting breezes bring promises of a Southern paradise.
Pioneered by hardy families this region provides for those willing to harvest what the sea offers. Few other opportunities exist for a young man to make his mark on the world.
A young fisherman drops out of high school to pursue his family's trade, Billy Conner comes from one of those hard working pioneer families. Raised by his father to be a fisherman he finds that this life to be a difficult and dangerous profession with little reward.
As a result of his station in life Billy learns that his girl's future may not follow the same path as his own and he is determined to change that.
Against his best judgment Billy's efforts to improve his chances of success find him in the service of cruel and powerful men. Unwittingly Billy drags his family into the turmoil that surrounds him as he struggles with the moral dilemmas of the path he has chosen.
To redeem himself in his father's eyes Billy fights to recover his lost trust against tremendous odds, possibly sacrificing his entire future .
Blackwater Cove is a tale of a young man seduced by the promise of easy money into the smuggling trade. Based around true to life situations in South Florida during times when smuggling was a way to earn a quick fortune, if you had the guts and skills needed to survive.
The isolation of the South Florida's back country has always been ripe for smuggling, the people who struggle to earn a living there have a history of turning a blind eye to the illicit trade. From the Gun Runners of the Spanish American War to the Bootleggers of the Great Depression smuggling has always been a part of South Florida's Heritage.
Heroes emerge from unlikely places as necessity forces a retired Marine to step into battle once again to protect his son from greedy men willing to kill to protect their operations from the authorities.
See life through the vivid experiences of a young man as he faces the temptations and hardships of growing up in South Florida, experience Blackwater Cove.
