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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... shouted theorders thatstarted the half-nakedcrew fromunder the shelter of their strip of sail andset them tohauling atthe heavy yards, Marvin stared doubtfully at Captain Dorman; and so, too, did the others; but the only one to speak ...
... shouted theorders thatstarted the half-nakedcrew fromunder the shelter of their strip of sail andset them tohauling atthe heavy yards, Marvin stared doubtfully at Captain Dorman; and so, too, did the others; but the only one to speak ...
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... his round face,fringed with whiskers andgray hair, seemingtobe balanced ludicrouslyatop of little more than a pair of shoes. “What you make it outtobe, Dan'l?” he shouted. “Three sail,” Marvin called down to him. “They must have.
... his round face,fringed with whiskers andgray hair, seemingtobe balanced ludicrouslyatop of little more than a pair of shoes. “What you make it outtobe, Dan'l?” he shouted. “Three sail,” Marvin called down to him. “They must have.
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... shouting tothe crew ashe ran, andin a minute's time sixtwenty-four-foot oars had been thrustthrough the sweep holesbetween thegun ports, and the sweating men were working the OliveBranch around to the northwest. “Who'd 'a' thought ...
... shouting tothe crew ashe ran, andin a minute's time sixtwenty-four-foot oars had been thrustthrough the sweep holesbetween thegun ports, and the sweating men were working the OliveBranch around to the northwest. “Who'd 'a' thought ...
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... shouted to the sweating men who crouched close under the bulwarks. “Take it slow when youget your orders to veer ... shouting, indistinguishable above thesmall creakings of thebarque. When the barque held onher course,another ...
... shouted to the sweating men who crouched close under the bulwarks. “Take it slow when youget your orders to veer ... shouting, indistinguishable above thesmall creakings of thebarque. When the barque held onher course,another ...
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... shouted down the deck; and as he shouted, he slashed witha knifeat the mizzen halyards and hauled down the American ensign that drooped fromthe mizzen truck. She plucked at his arms and shoulders with fingers that scratched likeclaws ...
... shouted down the deck; and as he shouted, he slashed witha knifeat the mizzen halyards and hauled down the American ensign that drooped fromthe mizzen truck. She plucked at his arms and shoulders with fingers that scratched likeclaws ...
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