Destiny's Drum - L. Ron Hubbard - Bog

Soldier, adventurer, and man of the worldΓÇöwith a touch of con man thrown in for good measureΓÇöPhil Sheridan is a perfect role for a young Steve McQueen. But SheridanΓÇÖs world-wandering ways may soon come to a very abruptΓÇöand violentΓÇöend . . . on the long-forgotten Indonesian island of Kamling.
Falling into the hands of a bloodthirsty tribe led by the notorious slave trader known as Portuguese Joe, Sheridan discovers that thereΓÇÖs not enough room on the island for the two of them. And Portuguese Joe has the perfect solution: dispatch Sheridan to another world . . . with the help of a firing squad.
But Sheridan has other plans. The island is home to a hidden fortune in goldΓÇöand a gold minerΓÇÖs beautiful daughterΓÇöand he means to get his hands on both of them. If he can avoid the exotic dangers lurking at every turn . . .
By the age of eighteen Hubbard had already traveled via steamboat to the Far East and served as a helmsman on a twin-masted schooner off the coast of China. On those voyages he had the opportunity to explore and investigate life on the islands of the South Pacific. His insights into the people and culture gained on those journeys inform stories like DestinyΓÇÖs Drum.