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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... laughed lightly. “If Dan owned the Olive Branch, he'd showus some sailing. I guess Dan neverheard that the longest way'round is oftentimes the shortest way home.” “Now, now!” Captain Dorman protested. “A man's got a right.
... laughed lightly. “If Dan owned the Olive Branch, he'd showus some sailing. I guess Dan neverheard that the longest way'round is oftentimes the shortest way home.” “Now, now!” Captain Dorman protested. “A man's got a right.
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... laughed when she set her fists on her hips and stared up at himas if scornathis words had robbed her of speech. “The way I figureit, Corunna, isthat I'msure enough about myself, but less sure of you.It'sa long way home, and I'd dislike ...
... laughed when she set her fists on her hips and stared up at himas if scornathis words had robbed her of speech. “The way I figureit, Corunna, isthat I'msure enough about myself, but less sure of you.It'sa long way home, and I'd dislike ...
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... laughed withwhat may have been intended for carelessness, but to Marvin it seemed to benervousness that impelled the captain todraw the foldsof a blue bandanna handkerchiefacross and across his palms.“Some day,Dan'l, we mayhave to fight ...
... laughed withwhat may have been intended for carelessness, but to Marvin it seemed to benervousness that impelled the captain todraw the foldsof a blue bandanna handkerchiefacross and across his palms.“Some day,Dan'l, we mayhave to fight ...
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... laughed in a way that hemay have thought pleasant. “Didn't expect the pleasure—ah, Ged! Frightful pity, mem!Notfor worlds, eh? Do what we can!” She freedherself from the lieutenant's arm. “We knew nothing ofit!” she said.“We leftCanton ...
... laughed in a way that hemay have thought pleasant. “Didn't expect the pleasure—ah, Ged! Frightful pity, mem!Notfor worlds, eh? Do what we can!” She freedherself from the lieutenant's arm. “We knew nothing ofit!” she said.“We leftCanton ...
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... laughed appreciatively at hisown facetiousness and swunghimself down theladder wayatthe mainhatch. Marvin, waiting for the men to follow thesailing master into the darkness below, casta look astern. The Beetle's crew had mounted to the ...
... laughed appreciatively at hisown facetiousness and swunghimself down theladder wayatthe mainhatch. Marvin, waiting for the men to follow thesailing master into the darkness below, casta look astern. The Beetle's crew had mounted to the ...
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