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The Deadly Voyages of Captain Thorn
December 31, 202439 min · 6,544 words
Show notes
The richest man in America sends a team by sailing ship to the Oregon Country for a share of the fur trade. Before they can land, they must cross the hazardous waters at the mouth of the Columbia River. Then, their tyrannical sea captain sails north, setting the stage for deadly disaster.
Highlighted moments
One of the partners, I think it was his nephew, Stuart, pulls some weapons and threatens to blow Captain Thorne's head off if you don't stop and let them catch up or go back.
“And Fox looks up as the boat's going down, and he says, yeah, my uncle died here, and now I'm going to die here too. I'll see you on the other side, boys, or something like that.”
“some sources say Captain Thorne took a pelt and slapped this Native American across the face with it. Some say he grabbed him by the back of the head and rubbed his face in a pile of furs.”
“He's so disappointed when he sees, and I'm always careful to use the phrase stockade, this little stockade that they had built. It was not a fort. It never would have protected you if you were really in the middle of a shooting war.”
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