“Pearl Pirate”
by L. Ron Hubbard

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Publication date: May 1934

Original publication: Thrilling Adventures

Genre: Action & Adventure

Story description: A story of betrayal and deceit in which an American captain loses his ship to a money-lender, and the only way to get it back is to outfight and outfox a ruthless pirate and bring home a fortune in black pearls.

Currently available as part of the Stories from the Golden Age series, in the title Golden Hell.