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by Jimmy Buffett
About 68 pages (20,451 words)
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A Salty Piece of Land follows the misadventures of Tully Mars, a Wyoming native who flees his home state after throwing a massage table through Thelma Barston's window. Thelma is Tully's boss on the poodle ranch and she wants revenge. She's even hired Waldo and Wilton Stilton, misguided bounty hunters, to track him down.

Officially a fugitive, Tully's travels take him to the tropical beaches of Key West, Cayo Loco, Punta Margarita, and Belize. Joining him on his journey is his trusty, quarter-horse Mr. Twain, a two-piece art collection, and a Lister's conch, which was given to him by his good friend Johnny Red Dust.

After meeting up with Captain Kirk, Tully heads to Punta Margarita where he is offered a job as a fishing guide at the Lost Boys Fishing Lodge. He befriends a Mayan named Ix-Nay.....

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