252 pages
English language
Published Nov. 25, 2006 by Sleuth/Philomel.
Black duck
Years afterwards, Ruben Hart tells the story of how, in 1929 Newport, Rhode Island, his family and his best friend's family were caught up in the violent competition among groups trying to control the local rum-smuggling trade.
Years afterwards, Ruben Hart tells the story of how, in 1929 Newport, Rhode Island, his family and his best friend's family were caught up in the violent competition among groups trying to control the local rum-smuggling trade.
Subjects
- Adventure and adventurers
- Juvenile fiction
- Prohibition
- Fiction
- Gangsters
- Adventure stories
- Friendship
- History
Places
- Newport (R.I.)