Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast

About the book

Captain Boyd Mayo knows the social distance between himself and Alma Marston, yet an impulsive declaration of feeling unsettles the careful reserve he has maintained aboard her father's yacht. Julius Marston's wealth makes the distinction between employee and social equal difficult to ignore. Beyond the polished yacht lies another maritime world, represented by working vessels, stubborn captains, and people whose survival depends on practical cooperation. Holman Day brings these worlds together through coastal encounters, business pressures, and danger at sea. Mayo's competence must be tested alongside his ideas of honor and his interpretation of other people's intentions. Nautical speech and working routines give the romance its particular atmosphere, while contrasting kinds of authority reveal how differently command operates on a deck and in a financial negotiation.

• Love and class
• Seamanship and responsibility
• Wealth and authority

Why read it

The contrast between luxury yachting and working coastal vessels makes social conflict tangible in the story's setting.

English text with the 1916 Harper and Brothers copyright