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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... Captain Dormanmoved besidethem, mopping hisface and wristswith a blue bandanna. “Now, Corunna,” hesaid, “you tend tothe book and let Dan'l tend to the sights.” She tossed her head impatiently. “I can take a sightquickerthan Dan. I don't ...
... Captain Dormanmoved besidethem, mopping hisface and wristswith a blue bandanna. “Now, Corunna,” hesaid, “you tend tothe book and let Dan'l tend to the sights.” She tossed her head impatiently. “I can take a sightquickerthan Dan. I don't ...
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... captain's puckered lips became less sour. “I knew it,” he said. “She's coming.” In the direction toward which the three men stared, there was a faint darkening in thepallid expanseofsea. “That shows you,”Captain Dorman continued. “Fora ...
... captain's puckered lips became less sour. “I knew it,” he said. “She's coming.” In the direction toward which the three men stared, there was a faint darkening in thepallid expanseofsea. “That shows you,”Captain Dorman continued. “Fora ...
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