Dutch Courage and Other Stories Tale 8 - Bald Face
In which a seasoned prospector recounts his harrowing encounter with the fierce and territorial bald-face grizzly of the Yukon, revealing the cunning and peril essential to survival in the Northern wi...
12 Aug 7min
Dutch Courage and Other Stories Tale 7 - An Adventure in the Upper Sea
In which a seasoned aeronaut recounts a perilous ascent in his hot-air balloon during a bustling fair, interrupted by an unexpected passenger clinging to the sandbag that controls the balloon’s descen...
11 Aug 12min
Dutch Courage and Other Stories Tale 6 - To Repel Boarders
In which two schoolboy comrades, sailing their prized sloop on the tranquil waters of San Francisco Bay, muse on the lost grandeur of maritime adventure and their own readiness for peril. Their reflec...
11 Aug 13min
Dutch Courage and Other Stories Tale 4 - The Banks of the Sacramento
In which a hardy young lad, left to watch over an old mining cableway amidst a fierce storm, is called upon to face a grave responsibility when a desperate couple must cross the roaring Sacramento Gor...
10 Aug 20min
Dutch Courage and Other Stories Tale 5 - Chris Farrington, Able Seaman
In which a keen young seaman, despite the prejudices of his shipmates, stands resolute amid storm and strife aboard the seal-hunting schooner Sophie Sutherland, his mettle tested by the cruel sea and ...
10 Aug 17min
Dutch Courage and Other Stories Tale 2 - Typhoon off the Coast of Japan
In which a band of hardy sailors, embarked on a sealing expedition off the forbidding coast of Japan, confronts the rising tempest with steadfast resolve and skillful seamanship, the wild sea a ceasel...
9 Aug 12min
Dutch Courage and Other Stories Tale 3 - The Lost Poacher
In which a sealing schooner inadvertently drifts into forbidden Russian waters, sparking anxiety among the crew over inevitable capture and harsh imprisonment. Amidst mounting tension and the arrival ...
9 Aug 21min
Dutch Courage and Other Stories Tale 1 - Dutch Courage
In which two young adventurers, thwarted in their plan to conquer Yosemite’s Half Dome, discover a stranger signaling for help from its dizzying heights, and courageously embark on a perilous rescue g...
8 Aug 21min
