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Peter Bernhard Kyne (October 12, 1880 - November 25, 1957) was an American novelist who published between 1904 and 1940. He was born and died in San Francisco, California. Many of his works were adapted into screenplays starting during the silent film era, particularly his first... Read Full Overview

Peter B. Kyne (1880-1957) was a popular author in a variety of genres. He wrote adventure stories, westerns, romances, and humor. In Hollywood, he worked as a screenwriter (The Code of the Range, Racing Blood, The Valley of the Giants, ) and as a producer. His inspirational... Read Full Overview

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Captain Scraggs: Or The Green-Pea Pirates is a novel written by Peter B. Kyne and first published in 1919. The story follows the adventures of Captain Scraggs, a gruff and cantankerous sea captain who runs a small shipping company in San Francisco. Despite his rough exterior,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: n man. Neils was steady, industrious, faithful, capable, and reliable; any one of a hundred deckhand jobs were ever open to Neils, yet, for some reason best known to himself, he preferred to stick by the Maggie. In his dull way it is probable that he was fascinated... Read Full Overview