Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 344 Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard) 1880 1957 Kyne, Peter Bernard Cappy Ricks Retires: But That Doesn't Keep Him from Coming Back Stronger Than Ever Text file produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Cappy Ricks Retires: But That Doesn't Keep Him from Coming Back Stronger Than…" by Peter B. Kyne is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Cappy Ricks, who has recently announced his retirement from the presidency of the Blue Star Navigation Company but is unable to fully step away from the business. As he clings to his old responsibilities, the story explores themes of leadership, loyalty, and the idiosyncrasies of the maritime world through a cast of vibrant characters, most notably the chief engineer Terence Reardon and captain Mike Murphy. The opening of the book introduces the struggle of Cappy Ricks to actually enjoy his retirement while still being involved in the affairs of his shipping company. Faced with various personnel decisions, he insists on having his say regarding who leads the new vessel, the "Narcissus". Cappy’s interactions reveal his larger-than-life personality, his wisdom gained from years in the industry, and the cultural nuances of hiring Irishmen for chief positions. The stage is set for a potential conflict as Cappy must navigate these dynamics while the newly hired Reardon and Murphy prepare to set sail, but not without Cappy's meddling in their affairs, highlighting his unyielding connection to the company even in retirement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction Shipping companies (Marine transportation) -- Fiction Lumber trade -- Pacific Coast (U.S.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 790013 2025-08-03T06:13:07.391865 text/html 823497 2021-01-28T09:40:21 text/html 379874 2025-08-03T06:13:19.024314 application/epub+zip 394316 2025-08-03T06:13:11.357382 application/epub+zip 363189 2025-08-03T06:13:09.879841 application/epub+zip 790192 2025-08-03T06:13:25.187283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 728141 2025-08-03T06:13:17.928363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581748 2022-09-03T09:50:02.814951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675505 2025-08-03T06:13:05.692854 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 675161 2018-03-12T12:49:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 665274 2013-06-21T06:24:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20780 2025-08-03T06:13:25.353271 application/rdf+xml 24417 2025-08-03T06:13:10.407846 image/jpeg 4578 2025-08-03T06:13:10.144835 image/jpeg 257201 2018-03-17T10:51:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 270593 2021-01-28T09:40:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 256098 2013-06-21T06:24:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 369558 2025-08-03T06:13:07.449877 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia