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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... . cm. ISBN 0-89272-467-6 (paperback) 1. United States—History—War of 1812—Prisoners and prisons— Fiction. 2. Dartmoor Prison—History—Fiction. I. Title. PS3535.0176C37 1999 813'.52—dc21 CIP CAPTAIN CAUTION TO L. T. R. I C APT.
... . cm. ISBN 0-89272-467-6 (paperback) 1. United States—History—War of 1812—Prisoners and prisons— Fiction. 2. Dartmoor Prison—History—Fiction. I. Title. PS3535.0176C37 1999 813'.52—dc21 CIP CAPTAIN CAUTION TO L. T. R. I C APT.
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... prisoners, demn it! Seeto it,and search the prisoners; then clap'em in the hold. And just bear in mind, will you, that we've got to close with the other two prizes before nightfall?” Clutching a prayer book that Mr. Benyon had brought ...
... prisoners, demn it! Seeto it,and search the prisoners; then clap'em in the hold. And just bear in mind, will you, that we've got to close with the other two prizes before nightfall?” Clutching a prayer book that Mr. Benyon had brought ...
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... prisoners, and the guards have orders to take no chances—not with such ugly brutes as you Yankees. Step lively, now!” He stared arrogantlyat the dejected groupof seamenand jerked a thumb toward the hatchway. Marvin raiseda ...
... prisoners, and the guards have orders to take no chances—not with such ugly brutes as you Yankees. Step lively, now!” He stared arrogantlyat the dejected groupof seamenand jerked a thumb toward the hatchway. Marvin raiseda ...
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... prisoners, forty-two of them Frenchmen from Argandeau's privateer schooner, thirty of them an unsavory lot from Slade's dark brig, and the remainder from the Olive Branch. Once a day one-third of all this sorry company were called from ...
... prisoners, forty-two of them Frenchmen from Argandeau's privateer schooner, thirty of them an unsavory lot from Slade's dark brig, and the remainder from the Olive Branch. Once a day one-third of all this sorry company were called from ...
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... prisoners, who, urged forward by their guardian marines, were clamberinginto their long-boat, and saw that all of them wereequally smeared with mud. He looked down atthe hand with which he hadrubbed the moisture from his eyes. That, too ...
... prisoners, who, urged forward by their guardian marines, were clamberinginto their long-boat, and saw that all of them wereequally smeared with mud. He looked down atthe hand with which he hadrubbed the moisture from his eyes. That, too ...
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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