Books with title White Rose of Memphis

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“SPEAK it out, captain; I know by your looks you have something to say, and I am full of curiosity to hear it.”“Very true, my dear fellow; I have at last hit on a scheme which I think will prove very profitable, and will be glad to take you in as an equal partner.”“Glad to hear it; I am ready for anything to make an honest living.”“I have chartered the best boat on the river, and mean to put her to work on the line between here and New Orleans, and shall of course be her commander, and would be glad to have you take charge of the office, and we will divide profits.”“I am truly grateful, captain, for the manifestation of confidence contained in your offer, and will gladly undertake the business.”“Very good; then we may consider it settled so far. The next thing to be done is to get up a handsome advertisement, and meantime the boat must be re-painted, re-furnished and overhauled generally.”“Give the necessary instructions as to these things, captain, and draw on me for my share of the expenses. By the by, what boat have you chartered?”“The ‘Star of the West;’ but I will have her name changed, as I do not like that one. What shall her new name be?”“I leave that to you, and trust you will select a pretty name; there is nothing like having a pretty name for a pretty boat. Shakespeare was decidedly mistaken when he thought that there was nothing in a name.”“I agree with you there, Sam, and insist that you shall select the name.”“No, no; but I’ll tell you what we will do: you write down three names, and I’ll write three; we’ll put them in a hat, and the first one drawn shall be her name.”“All right.”The names were written, placed in the captain’s hat, and Sam was requested to draw out one.“What have you got, Sam?” said the captain.“The prettiest name that ever was seen on a wheel-house. You might have given me a month to think about it, and I never should have thought of such a sweet-sounding name.”“Well, what is it?”“THE WHITE ROSE OF MEMPHIS.”“I am truly glad to know that you think it a pretty name, and we will have the letters made in gold.”“When can we be ready to start, captain?”“It will take six weeks to get everything ready. We must manage to make a grand display when we start on our first trip.”“You had better prepare the advertisement, then, and let it appear at once. Suppose we give a grand masquerade ball on board just before we start.”“Capital idea, Sam; we’ll make the first trip one of pleasure, so as to attract the attention of the public. I’ll prepare the advertisement at once.”The foregoing conversation was carried on between Captain Oliver Quitman and Samuel Brazzleman, two well-known and very popular steam-boat men of Memphis, whose experience in that business had won for them an established reputation for reliability and integrity.The following advertisement appeared in one of the morning papers a few days after the conversation above related:

“SPEAK it out, captain; I know by your looks you have something to say, and I am full of curiosity to hear it.” “Very true, my dear fellow; I have at last hit on a scheme which I think will prove very profitable, and will be glad to take you in as an equal partner.” “Glad to hear it; I am ready for anything to make an honest living.” “I have chartered the best boat on the river, and mean to put her to work on the line between here and New Orleans, and shall of course be her commander, and would be glad to have you take charge of the office, and we will divide profits.” “I am truly grateful, captain, for the manifestation of confidence contained in your offer, and will gladly undertake the business.” “Very good; then we may consider it settled so far. The next thing to be done is to get up a handsome advertisement, and meantime the boat must be re-painted, re-furnished and overhauled generally.”

“SPEAK it out, captain; I know by your looks you have something to say, and I am full of curiosity to hear it.” “Very true, my dear fellow; I have at last hit on a scheme which I think will prove very profitable, and will be glad to take you in as an equal partner.” “Glad to hear it; I am ready for anything to make an honest living.” “I have chartered the best boat on the river, and mean to put her to work on the line between here and New Orleans, and shall of course be her commander, and would be glad to have you take charge of the office, and we will divide profits

"Here is a story of the Mississippi River South in its great days of the steamboat era, by one of its most distinguished citizens. THE WHITE ROSE OF MEMPHIS is first of all a thriller: it is the story of innocent people caught in the web of circumstantial evidence, trapped by the real murderers. More than a crime story, its drama of good and evil parallels Hawthorne's and Melville's preoccupation with the same problem, and oddly enough prefigures Kafta's, and its psychological terrorism makes the dilemma of its central characters singularly modern."

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Excerpt from The White Rose of Memphis: A NovelSpeak it out, captain; I know by your looks you have something to say, and I am full of curiosity to hear it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The White Rose of Memphis: A NovelSpeak it out, captain; I know by your looks you have something to say, and I am full of curiosity to hear it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.