Dead Reckoning

Captain Elias Johnson commanded one of the finest sailing ships in the Atlantic trade-until the age of steam swept his world away.Reduced to second officer aboard a coastal steamer Elias endures the humiliation of serving under his vindictive former subordinate. But when a fierce Atlantic gale disables the ship's engines leaving passengers and crew helpless just miles from a deadly shore only one man aboard can save them.With the vessel drifting toward certain destruction Elias must jury-rig enough canvas to give the powerless steamer sailing capability. In a desperate race against wind and tide he'll prove that seamanship still matters in an age of steam-or die trying.A gripping maritime adventure set during the 1870s transition from sail to steam Dead Reckoning is a tale of tradition technology and the eternal challenge of matching human skill against the sea.When engines fail only wind and courage survive