Satan at the Helm

For many during the 18th century, life was a cruel hardship. Some men sought easy wealth and didn’t care how they got it. Ned Loe was one of them. During an altercation at the Bay of Honduras, Loe forces Keil Hermann, a ship’s carpenter, to join him and leave his heartbroken woman behind. Loe begins his piratical career of murder and plunder across the Caribbean and along the coast of the new colonies. Meanwhile, Moira, pining for her man, cuts her hair, dresses in her son’s clothing and signs aboard an English man-of-war to search for Hermann. Loe runs rampant with the man-of-war in pursuit. Hermann manages his escape but is jailed as a pirate.Heffelfinger, Karl W. is the author of 'Satan at the Helm', published 2003 under ISBN 9781592867066 and ISBN 1592867065.