Voyages of the Damn Foole

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Voyages of the Damn Foole

Voyages of the Damn Foole

Tom McGrath

Voyages of the Damn Foole We jibed away and made for the Misery Islands off the shores of Pride's Crossing. When we arrived I drove the boat up on the beach of Great Misery on the run. The sails held it on shore as I ran the anchor line up the beach to a stout piece of driftwood. The boat banged around a while on the rocky beach until the tide receded and left it alone. The island was mine! I took off my shoes and perched them on a prominent rock, officially taking possession. ''I'm going to explore the island,'' I told the boat. ``To find plunder and slaves,'' the boat added. ``Of course I'll Christianize the poor devils, and the plunder will be used to advance civilization.'' I marched inland over the rocks and rolling hills, through the groves of trees and past the dense underbrush. ``Everything here is mine,'' I kept reminding myself greedily. The birds sand cheerfully. The flowers breathed their fragrances. The vegetation reflected the sun's heat. I was ignored and left to ponder why it was called Misery Island. I returned to the boat and was immediately asked, ``Where's the plunder? Where are the slaves?'' There aren't any, I told the boat. ``All the slaves have gone ashore long ago into the towns to sell the plunder in the stores and specialty shops.'' ``You're a fine example of humanity, can't even pillage and plunder properly,'' the boat said. ``Let's get afloat, it's too fine a day to spend on land.''--From ``The Townie and the Damn Foole''

Review

". . .the works of sailor Tom McGrath--thinly fictionalized, profusely illustrated, darkly satrical--are great favorites."--The Boston Globe Magazine

Flight of the Damn Foole. The Townie and the Damn Foole. Maine Again. You Ask About the Townie. The Appeal. A Gathering of the Ancient and Honorable Mariners. Tom's Coast of New England. Fishtale. Whale Watching in a Small Boat.

Hard: 0070450897 (Mar 1997) 186p.

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