Volume I · Aboard the COMMERCE
Chris
Raised by an isolated Cossack clan in colonial America, Chris lives to go to sea but has no credentials to get a ship to take him on.
He hangs around the harbor and uses his wits to win a place on the COMMERCE. His ability to lead his young shipmates is tested again and again, and he slowly earns their respect.
Chris’s challenge
With such an unusual upbringing and such a strong desire to be a sailor, can Chris be accepted?
For today’s reader
We all have more than one identity, and finding stability means thinking carefully about which ones matter most.