TO THE BRINK: A Stormy Voyage Through Early America--The True Tale of Privateer Gideon Olmsted

On the afternoon of July 8, 1778, a privateer trolls the coastline of Jamaica, hunting for easy British prey. When a fast-approaching vessel proves to be a British man-o'-war of equal size and strength, the privateer tries to escape, setting into motion a startling chain of events.