Captain CautionDown East Books, 1999. 1. 1. - 314페이지 In this conclusion to the Chronicles of Arundel, the year is 1812 and America has declared war on Britain. The American ship Olive Branch is waylaid by a British cruiser. In the ensuing fight, Captain Dorman is killed and his crew is taken prisoner, including the captain's pretty and strong-willed daughter, Corunna. With his keen eye to detail Roberts weaves a colorful tale of swashbuckling and sea battles. He portrays the bravery of American and French seamen, their sufferings at the hands ot the British the invention of the Gangway Pedulum, and the sailor's dangerous and dramatic escape from the prison hulks. |
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... Marvin told him. Corunna Dorman lifted a shoulder in silent protest, but dipped her pen in the ink bottle between ... Marvin, who replacedit in atriangular green box bearing, inwhite letters,the words “Elihu Marvin, Arundel, 1791 ...
... Marvin told him. Corunna Dorman lifted a shoulder in silent protest, but dipped her pen in the ink bottle between ... Marvin, who replacedit in atriangular green box bearing, inwhite letters,the words “Elihu Marvin, Arundel, 1791 ...
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... Marvin nodded impassively, raised his chinto thefaint breeze and ran his handalonghis neckto clear it ofthe moisture that made itasbright as the mahogany rim of the wheel. “I'll take the quadrant below,”he said. “You throughwith the log ...
... Marvin nodded impassively, raised his chinto thefaint breeze and ran his handalonghis neckto clear it ofthe moisture that made itasbright as the mahogany rim of the wheel. “I'll take the quadrant below,”he said. “You throughwith the log ...
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... Marvin's eye traveled from the waterto the peak ofthemizzen sail and back again, passing lightly over the faceofthe helmsman—a Maine Indian as tall,almost, as Marvin himself, and clad in knee-length trousers so voluminous that they had ...
... Marvin's eye traveled from the waterto the peak ofthemizzen sail and back again, passing lightly over the faceofthe helmsman—a Maine Indian as tall,almost, as Marvin himself, and clad in knee-length trousers so voluminous that they had ...
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... Marvin, watchingher apprehensively, sawthat oneof her hands,deepin a pocketof hergown, clutched something, heknew not what. Filled witha sudden fear, he grasped her wrist. “Easy, Corunna!” he said. “We've been at war since June. Atwar ...
... Marvin, watchingher apprehensively, sawthat oneof her hands,deepin a pocketof hergown, clutched something, heknew not what. Filled witha sudden fear, he grasped her wrist. “Easy, Corunna!” he said. “We've been at war since June. Atwar ...
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... Marvin and the crew of theOlive Branch, removing from them not only knivesbut even belt buckles,coins andeverymetal thing. “Smartly,now!” Oddsly told them, when this wasdone. “You'll go under guard in the main hold and we'llstow your ...
... Marvin and the crew of theOlive Branch, removing from them not only knivesbut even belt buckles,coins andeverymetal thing. “Smartly,now!” Oddsly told them, when this wasdone. “You'll go under guard in the main hold and we'llstow your ...
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aboard American andthe Argandeau Arundel ashore asif asked athim atthe barque beneath black-haired girl brig British bulwarks cabin Calais Captain Caution Captain Dorman Captain Slade Captain Taylor carronades caught Corunna crew cried damned Dan'l dear deck Diron English exclaimed eyes face Fayal fight France Frenchmen fromthe glance Griffons guns hand hatch hesaid hoarse hulk inthe itwas lady laughed letter-of-marque lieutenant Little White long guns looked Lucien Argandeau Marvin Marvin nodded Marvin saw Marvin shook Marvin stared mizzenmast Morlaix moved never Newton ofthe Olive Branch Osmore pendulum prisoners quarter-deck quickly rabbit ratlines Renard Roscoff rose sail schooner seamen seemed ship shoulder shouted side silent Sir Austin skysails sloop-of-war slowly smiled softly Souville Stannage staysails stood suddenly taffrail Talleyrand tell There's things thought told topgallant sails tothe turned vessel Victorine voice watch whispered witha withthe woman Yankee