The Upton Sinclair Library

In which a small band of determined Americans faces a tense and unexpected encounter with their Spanish foes, choosing bravely between stealth and open conflict as the safety of vital dispatches and a...

9 Sep 9min

In which a curious, obsolete shell fails to explode, leading Clif to a secretive nocturnal meeting with a mambí courier bearing vital dispatches and spirited patriotism. As the night deepens, distant ...

8 Sep 9min

In which a young cadet, still bearing the marks of a recent wound, is entrusted by a rear admiral with a delicate mission to meet a secret courier along a dark and treacherous coast, navigating not on...

7 Sep 10min

In which young Clif Faraday embarks upon a perilous naval mission to cut an undersea cable vital to the enemy’s communication, demonstrating courage and resolve amid the shadow of dawn and enemy fire....

6 Sep 11min

In which a desperate bid for freedom amidst treacherous seas leads two Americans back into Spanish custody, only to find hope renewed by the unexpected arrival of a gallant Spanish lieutenant bearing ...

5 Sep 9min

In which a night’s vigil gives way to a desperate flight by sea as two fugitives, bound by sacrifice and resolve, seek sanctuary beyond the treacherous Cuban shores. Their precarious escape turns to s...

4 Sep 9min

In which Lieutenant Hernandez leads the fugitives to a secluded hut by the sea, where under the cloak of darkness, a tender and solemn conversation unfolds between him and Miss Stuart, revealing his s...

3 Sep 10min

In which the noble Lieutenant Hernandez offers a selfless and perilous rescue to Bessie Stuart and Clif, bound by unspoken affections and silent sacrifices amid the grim shadows of war and imprisonmen...

2 Sep 14min