Author: Derek Yetman
Publisher: Breakwater Books
ISBN: 9781550819236
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A story of adventure, betrayal, and resilience in Newfoundland set against the backdrop of the historical events of the American War of Independence. Loyalty and betrayal meet in Newfoundland during the tumultuous War of American Independence. Jonah Squibb returns to the Royal Navy to defend his beloved island from Yankee raids and predation. The task is a welcome respite from grief at the death of his wife and the estrangement of his son. The future holds other heartaches, however, as the war at sea intensifies and he is called upon to achieve a great deal with very little. Victory and defeat are never more than a hair's breadth apart as he is pushed to the limit of his skills and endurance. The novel is a sweeping drama of battles on the Grand Banks and romance and intrigue in St. John's harbour.
The Yankee Privateer
Author: Derek Yetman
Publisher: Breakwater Books
ISBN: 9781550819236
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A story of adventure, betrayal, and resilience in Newfoundland set against the backdrop of the historical events of the American War of Independence. Loyalty and betrayal meet in Newfoundland during the tumultuous War of American Independence. Jonah Squibb returns to the Royal Navy to defend his beloved island from Yankee raids and predation. The task is a welcome respite from grief at the death of his wife and the estrangement of his son. The future holds other heartaches, however, as the war at sea intensifies and he is called upon to achieve a great deal with very little. Victory and defeat are never more than a hair's breadth apart as he is pushed to the limit of his skills and endurance. The novel is a sweeping drama of battles on the Grand Banks and romance and intrigue in St. John's harbour.
Publisher: Breakwater Books
ISBN: 9781550819236
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A story of adventure, betrayal, and resilience in Newfoundland set against the backdrop of the historical events of the American War of Independence. Loyalty and betrayal meet in Newfoundland during the tumultuous War of American Independence. Jonah Squibb returns to the Royal Navy to defend his beloved island from Yankee raids and predation. The task is a welcome respite from grief at the death of his wife and the estrangement of his son. The future holds other heartaches, however, as the war at sea intensifies and he is called upon to achieve a great deal with very little. Victory and defeat are never more than a hair's breadth apart as he is pushed to the limit of his skills and endurance. The novel is a sweeping drama of battles on the Grand Banks and romance and intrigue in St. John's harbour.
History of the American Privateers, and Letters-of-marque
Author: George Coggeshall
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Privateering
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Privateering
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Yankee Privateer
Author: Andre Norton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781532715709
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Andre Norton, one of America's best loved and ever-popular writers of adventure tales, presents another exciting story of men and deeds on the high seas - a thrilling chapter in America's fierce struggle for independence, when boldness and courage reaped bounties for the Yankee privateers and wreaked havoc for the British. Here is the story of a young nation, filled with the pride of freedom, bringing its war to the very shores of the mother country. This is also the story of Fitzhugh Lyon, young American scion of a powerful English family, who finds himself shanghaied aboard the Retaliation, and is suddenly thrust into the exciting life of a privateersman; of Captain Crofts, dauntless, courageous master of his ship, sailing fearlessly into the lion's mouth; of Watts, the ship's surgeon, a man of wit and culture among a rough and tumble crew; of Lieutenant Ninnes, whose bitter hatred of Fitz make them deadly enemies. How they crossed the wartime sea, fought for their lives, were captured by the British, and finally engineered a bold and clever escape from Plymouth's notorious Old Mill Prison make for topflight entertainment.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781532715709
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Andre Norton, one of America's best loved and ever-popular writers of adventure tales, presents another exciting story of men and deeds on the high seas - a thrilling chapter in America's fierce struggle for independence, when boldness and courage reaped bounties for the Yankee privateers and wreaked havoc for the British. Here is the story of a young nation, filled with the pride of freedom, bringing its war to the very shores of the mother country. This is also the story of Fitzhugh Lyon, young American scion of a powerful English family, who finds himself shanghaied aboard the Retaliation, and is suddenly thrust into the exciting life of a privateersman; of Captain Crofts, dauntless, courageous master of his ship, sailing fearlessly into the lion's mouth; of Watts, the ship's surgeon, a man of wit and culture among a rough and tumble crew; of Lieutenant Ninnes, whose bitter hatred of Fitz make them deadly enemies. How they crossed the wartime sea, fought for their lives, were captured by the British, and finally engineered a bold and clever escape from Plymouth's notorious Old Mill Prison make for topflight entertainment.
The Chautauquan
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
The Chautauquan
Author: Theodore L. Flood
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
The Yarn of a Yankee Privateer
Author: Benjamin Frederick Browne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Most Successful American Privateer
Author: Wilfred Harold Munro
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Privateering
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Privateering
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Poems of American History
Author: Burton Egbert Stevenson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
History of the American Privateers
Author: George Coggeshall
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429020741
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
History of the American privateers and letters-of-marque during our war with England in the years 1812, '13 and ' 14. Interspersed with several naval battles between American and British ships-of-war This book, "History of the American privateers," by George Coggeshall, is a replication of a book originally published before 1856. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429020741
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
History of the American privateers and letters-of-marque during our war with England in the years 1812, '13 and ' 14. Interspersed with several naval battles between American and British ships-of-war This book, "History of the American privateers," by George Coggeshall, is a replication of a book originally published before 1856. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
History of the American Privateers, and Letters-of-marque, During Our War with England in the Years 1812, '13, and '14
Author: George Coggeshall
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Privateering
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Privateering
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description