Captain Caution: A Chronicle of ArundelDoubleday, Doran, Incorporated, 1934 - 310페이지 This is the classic series from Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novelist Kenneth Roberts, all featuring characters from the town of Arundel, Maine. Arundel follows Steven Nason as he joins Benedict Arnold in his march to Quebec during the American Revolution. Rabble in Arms continues with the exploits of Benedict Arnold, and includes many of the characters from the first book. The Lively Lady is a novel about the War of 1812 and tells the story of U.S. sea captain Richard Nason as he is captured by the British and sent to Dartmoor Prison. Captain Caution is another seafaring tale of the War of 1812. |
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... long guns - long 24's . She's got to have quarters for a crew of a hundred and forty , and she's got to be trim and taut and ready for sea . " " Preposterous ! " exclaimed Sir Austin , and he blew out the word as if it burned his tongue ...
... long guns - long 24's . She's got to have quarters for a crew of a hundred and forty , and she's got to be trim and taut and ready for sea . " " Preposterous ! " exclaimed Sir Austin , and he blew out the word as if it burned his tongue ...
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... long as guns are fired by guesswork , as they are now . Why , at long range , both the French and the English , all of ' em , fire with the roll of the vessel as she rolls downward or as she rolls upward - hop- ing that one or two shots ...
... long as guns are fired by guesswork , as they are now . Why , at long range , both the French and the English , all of ' em , fire with the roll of the vessel as she rolls downward or as she rolls upward - hop- ing that one or two shots ...
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... guns at the stern ports bellowed , and the brig seemed to leap ahead , forced forward by the recoil of the guns . A thick cloud of white smoke enveloped her stern and her lower sails . Marvin spun the wheel . " Long guns to the larboard ...
... guns at the stern ports bellowed , and the brig seemed to leap ahead , forced forward by the recoil of the guns . A thick cloud of white smoke enveloped her stern and her lower sails . Marvin spun the wheel . " Long guns to the larboard ...
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aboard American Argan Argandeau Arundel ashore barque beneath black-haired girl Blue Swan breath brig British bulwarks cabin Calais Captain Caution Captain Dorman Captain Slade Captain Taylor carronades caught Corunna Corunna Dorman crew cried damned Dan'l deck Diron drew English exclaimed eyes face Fayal fight France Frenchmen glance Griffons guns hand hatch heard hoarse hulk laughed letter-of-marque lieutenant lips Little White long guns look lugger Marvin nodded Marvin saw Marvin shook Marvin stared mizzenmast Morlaix moved never Newton Olive Branch Osmore pendulum ports prisoners quarter-deck quickly rabbit ratlines Renard rigging Roscoff rose sail schooner seamen seemed to Marvin ship shook his head shoulders shouted side silent Sir Austin sloop-of-war slowly smiled softly Souville staysail stern stood taffrail Talleyrand tell there's thing thought throat told topgallant sails turned Valençay vessel Victorine voice watched whispered woman