Sinful Peck

This is not a problem story nor yet a New England yarn of the hayseed school. It is a yarn of the sea. Fourteen residents of the inland City of Cleveland, Ohio, were as young men shanghaied aboard a sailing ship, made an involuntary voyage around the world, and took part in a bloody mutiny. All escaped the hangman, including the ringleader, Sinful Peck. They go on to become successful businessmen. But after losing a bet, Peck shanghais his old shipmates and takes them on a bizarre voyage of revenge and adventure...