The Silver Oar Author:Howard Breslin Behind The Silver Oar the sight of it drained blood from the cheek of the hardiest buccaneer. For it was behind such an oar that the condemned pirate marched to his execution. Cormac O'Shaunessey Doyle was no exception, in spite of his Irish daring and reckless ways it was the year of our Lord 1689 a year that will long be remembered in New ... more »England's history and Cormac sat in the dank Boston goal with the fear of his death. The shiny or propped in the corner of his dungeon cell was a constant reminder that each tide drew him closer to the hour of his hanging period from the moment he had been cast up by the sea upon Long Island coast, kormak had been branded as a pirate and the Papist by the God-fearing puritans who inhabited the shore. They were Stern folk with little laughter and them except for Jill Murdoch the saucy wench with flame colored hair that caight men's eyes and held a man's heart. Through romance and danger she was by Cormac's side as he fled his relentless pursuers over land and by sea with wit and spirit that matched Cormac's own she encountered the highwayman, noble ladies pirates and King's men who barred their way. And now the long flight just over kormak was faced with his fate. In the long dark hours before his hanging he scribbled this story on a sheet after sheet of thick foolscap. The Silver Oar is that story as he told it a swashbuckling novel about American colonies with an explosive ending that was a surprise to even Cormac and Jill themselves« less