Captain Poxy's Doctor

Author: Ronald Vlietstra
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0972630325

Captain Poxy's Doctor

Fresh from the boisterous goldfields of New Zealand's 1870s, Wally McConnochie, a young Maori-Scot, hopes to escape poverty and family tragedy by signing onto a British barque, the Bristol, as ship's doctor. Get Captain Poxy's Doctor literature books for free.
Short on medical training he struggles with a hard-nosed crew, the spirits of Maoridom and blackguards who wait at every port. Through the Pacific, Far East, Indian Ocean and Mediterranean, aboard ship and in waterfront markets and pubs, Wally survives fisticuffs, misunderstandings with Captain Pockletree, nicknamed Poxy, and close calls with pirates, cholera, poisoning and drowning. The cramped environment of the sailing ship's dispensary becomes the crucible where Wally must confront his fears of discrimination, inadequacy and family Check Captain Poxy's Doctor our best literature books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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Short on medical training he struggles with a hard-nosed crew, the spirits of Maoridom and blackguards who wait at every port The cramped environment of the sailing ship's dispensary becomes the crucible where Wally must confront his fears of discrimination, inadequacy and family

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