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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... ratlines with an ease and lightness that belied his height and breadth of shoulder. Halfway up hestopped and staredoff to the southeast. “What isit, Dan?”Corunna asked. “Get your father'sglass,” he said. “Tellhim there'sa sail to ...
... ratlines with an ease and lightness that belied his height and breadth of shoulder. Halfway up hestopped and staredoff to the southeast. “What isit, Dan?”Corunna asked. “Get your father'sglass,” he said. “Tellhim there'sa sail to ...
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... ratlines of the Beetle were filled with marines whose muskets spat smoke and pale flashes at the teeming deck ofthe enemy vessel. At thetaffrail, Lieutenant Strope held himself above the struggling men by clinging to the schooner's ...
... ratlines of the Beetle were filled with marines whose muskets spat smoke and pale flashes at the teeming deck ofthe enemy vessel. At thetaffrail, Lieutenant Strope held himself above the struggling men by clinging to the schooner's ...
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... ratlines, wrenching at their cumbersome swords. “Haul down! Haul down!” Argandeaushouted. Swinging his captured musket bythe muzzle, heleaped toward oneoftheadvancing marines and brought it against hishead with such force that the ...
... ratlines, wrenching at their cumbersome swords. “Haul down! Haul down!” Argandeaushouted. Swinging his captured musket bythe muzzle, heleaped toward oneoftheadvancing marines and brought it against hishead with such force that the ...
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