Captain CautionKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2012. 8. 15. - 320페이지 It is 1812 and America has declared war on Britain. The American ship Olive Branch is waylaid by a British cruiser. Captain Dorman is killed, and his crew is taken prisoner, including the captain's pretty and strong-willed daughter, Corunna. Widely recognized for his careful attention to historical details, Kenneth Roberts portrays the bravery of American seamen, their sufferings in the mist-shrouded walls of Dartmoor Prison, the invention of the Gangway Pendulum, and the sailors' dangerous and dramatic escape. |
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... aboard.” CaptainDorman eyedhis mate blankly, hislips pursed in a soundless whistle. Marvin, silent andrespectful, moveda broad shoulder suggestively toward the cabin. The captain emerged fromhis revery, cast a quick glance atthe ...
... aboard.” CaptainDorman eyedhis mate blankly, hislips pursed in a soundless whistle. Marvin, silent andrespectful, moveda broad shoulder suggestively toward the cabin. The captain emerged fromhis revery, cast a quick glance atthe ...
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... aboard.” He looked around him uneasily. “The Britishers, they'dbesticking to the West Indies—they and the yellow fever.It just don'tseemreasonable to strikeathing like this,offin the middleof nowhere! There's something about it I'm ...
... aboard.” He looked around him uneasily. “The Britishers, they'dbesticking to the West Indies—they and the yellow fever.It just don'tseemreasonable to strikeathing like this,offin the middleof nowhere! There's something about it I'm ...
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... aboard!” She pulled against his armslike bent whalebone. It seemed to Marvin that herlips drewbackfrom her teeth. “Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! You sneaking, cowardly turn-tail rat!” He shook her as if she had been a folded.
... aboard!” She pulled against his armslike bent whalebone. It seemed to Marvin that herlips drewbackfrom her teeth. “Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! You sneaking, cowardly turn-tail rat!” He shook her as if she had been a folded.
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... aboard this craft is what you've brought with you.What's yourauthorityfor this act of piracy?” “Piracy!” the lieutenant ejaculated. “Piracy! Why, you—–” He gestured largely toward the hiltofhis swordand frowned horribly. “His Majesty's ...
... aboard this craft is what you've brought with you.What's yourauthorityfor this act of piracy?” “Piracy!” the lieutenant ejaculated. “Piracy! Why, you—–” He gestured largely toward the hiltofhis swordand frowned horribly. “His Majesty's ...
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