The Cape

About this book

A British sailor is shipwrecked in the early 17th century off the coast of what is now Cape May New Jersey where he befriends and becomes an honorary member of the Lenni-Lenape tribe the Capes native inhabitants. Under the tightening grip of the white settlers McJack finds himself in the unusual position of leading his tribe to safety. This riveting beautiful story showcases themes of love honor and duty while offering a morsel of little-known East Coast history. It also reveals a chapter in mid-20th-century publishing practices as a renowned publisher of the era was primed and ready to market the author Charles Whitecar Miskelly as another Rudyard Kipling Oscar Wilde or Jack London if only Miskelly himself had understood that the typical editorial policies of the time were not necessarily diametrically opposed to his artistic vision. Decades later this lost treasure of historical adventure is ready to be shared with the world.