Summary of Joan Druett's Notorious Captain Hayes

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The date was 14 August 1849, and the place was the port of New Bedford, on the eastern seaboard of the United States. The men were filing on board the ship Otranto, which was bound for California to dig for gold. However, after arriving in San Francisco, every single member of the company walked away from the ship to dig on his own. #2 The next episode in the Otranto story began in 1852, when a New Bedford wha