Synopsis
In the year 1689, a cabal of barbary galley slaves -- including one jack shaftoe, aka king of the vagabonds, aka half-cocked jack -- devises a daring plan to win freedom and fortune. A great adventure ensues -- a perilous race for an enormous prize of silver. Nay, gold. Nay, legendary gold. In europe, the exquisite and resourceful eliza, countess de la zeur, is stripped of her immense personal fortune by france's most dashing privateer.
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