The book ends as she sets off for more adventures with her newly found crew. Once home, she realizes the adventures aboard the ship have changed her. She is tried and sentenced to death by hanging.Ī mysterious, former crew member becomes her ally, and the captain is hurled into the sea before the ship reaches America. When a sailor is killed, the captain frames Charlotte as the murderer. The captain is infuriated that Charlotte has left her station as passenger. She proves her nautical skills to the crew first by climbing the ship’s mast. Charlotte decides the only course left for her is to join the crew. After the whipping of a sailor reveals an evil side of Captain Jaggery, Charlotte finds herself relating more to the crew than to the deceptive captain. A questionable captain is in charge and tells Charlotte that it is acceptable for her to travel aboard the ship accompanied by a rough and unrefined crew. Two other families do not show up to sail, and Charlotte is the only passenger aboard. It is the 1800s, and her wealthy father has arranged for her passage back to the United States on his merchant sailing ship.
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