The Blockade Runners Book

Never underestimate the persuasive powers of a beautiful woman! The Blockade Runners isn't exactly a story most people would attribute to Jules Verne. This short story is about James Playfair and his exploits in breaking the Union blockade around Charleston Harbor. He proposes to his uncle Vince Playfair, a wealthy Scottish merchant, the building of a super-fast steamship to run ammunition and war supplies to the desperate southern troops and return filled with cotton. He first appears as a cold and ever-calculating businessman with only an eye for profitable trade. This no longer plays a role when he meets the stowaway Jenny Halliburtt. For this innocent child of misfortune he risks his fortune and his life. It is a very sweet, refreshing and extremely naïve short tale of love. This is very unlike a majority of the other books I've read by this author. It is a light and easy to read novella by a well known writer. Certainly worth the effort to read!