D anann an t- rsc al cur s os ar shaol aimhleasa agus gn mh tobann cath, ach is an pr omhchoinbhleacht n na smaointe traidisi nta thiar, a chonaic an tS n i dt arma cin ocha agus impiri la, agus n isi nachas ag teacht chun cinn. M ineann an protagonist, Mate Machistist First First Jake Holman, pr omh-innealt ir an San Pablo, a chuid oibrithe S neach - di lta onn s d ibh "coolies" a ghlaoch orthu - chun innealra na loinge a mh istir, ach a thuiscint, n hamh in "f ach monca , monca a dh anamh". Seoltar an long chun Misean Solais na S ne a sh bh il fhruga frith-eachtracha, ag cur d osp ireachta ar bun: "N l s de cheart ag aon duine at i bhfabhar na gconartha agothrom Cr osta a ghlaoch air f in " Freagra onn daoine eile "T s in am don Chumann Iomad an tSoisc il dul ar leataobh. T s in am don Chumann Iomad Cannonballs iad a thabhairt chuig a gc adfa ." Tar is don chri junk cogaidh a dh agus a scriosadh, t gann Holman p irt tuirlingthe chun na misin ir , lena n- ir tear an m inteoir Shirley Eckert a bhuail Jake le ch ile ar s agus ar s eile, a tharrth il. T Holman buailte agus maraithe, ach s bh ltar an In on Eckert.