Captain CautionKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2012. 8. 15. - 320페이지 It is 1812 and America has declared war on Britain. The American ship Olive Branch is waylaid by a British cruiser. Captain Dorman is killed, and his crew is taken prisoner, including the captain's pretty and strong-willed daughter, Corunna. Widely recognized for his careful attention to historical details, Kenneth Roberts portrays the bravery of American seamen, their sufferings in the mist-shrouded walls of Dartmoor Prison, the invention of the Gangway Pendulum, and the sailors' dangerous and dramatic escape. |
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Kenneth Roberts. others; but the only one to speak was his daughter. “Northeast?” she asked. “Have you changed your mind about going back to Arundel?” Therewas something like bitterness inCaptain Dorman's reply. “Northeastiswhat Isaid ...
Kenneth Roberts. others; but the only one to speak was his daughter. “Northeast?” she asked. “Have you changed your mind about going back to Arundel?” Therewas something like bitterness inCaptain Dorman's reply. “Northeastiswhat Isaid ...
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Kenneth Roberts. might never get rid of her. Let's wait one more day, Cap'n Oliver.” “Wait!” Captain Dorman growled. “Wait! If we wait anotherday, we'll send down roots.... Hey! Look here, Dan'l!” He seemed almost toprance onthe quarter ...
Kenneth Roberts. might never get rid of her. Let's wait one more day, Cap'n Oliver.” “Wait!” Captain Dorman growled. “Wait! If we wait anotherday, we'll send down roots.... Hey! Look here, Dan'l!” He seemed almost toprance onthe quarter ...
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Kenneth Roberts. “Now, now!” Captain Dorman protested. “A man's got a right to his opinion, Corunna. Eli Marvin wouldn't 'a' been so eager to have Dan'l come along with us as mate if he'd thought we'dtry tohammer his opinionsout of him ...
Kenneth Roberts. “Now, now!” Captain Dorman protested. “A man's got a right to his opinion, Corunna. Eli Marvin wouldn't 'a' been so eager to have Dan'l come along with us as mate if he'd thought we'dtry tohammer his opinionsout of him ...
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Kenneth Roberts. the American flag, and she ain't got no right to fire on us, no matter who she is. If she does, she's a pirate, entitled to be treated as one. We're peaceable folks, going about our business. Ifshefireson us, we'll keep ...
Kenneth Roberts. the American flag, and she ain't got no right to fire on us, no matter who she is. If she does, she's a pirate, entitled to be treated as one. We're peaceable folks, going about our business. Ifshefireson us, we'll keep ...
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Kenneth Roberts. for me to fire, Dan'l; then cut her up in the tops.” He stepped to the break in the quarter-deck and shouted to the sweating men who crouched close under the bulwarks. “Take it slow when youget your orders to veer,” he ...
Kenneth Roberts. for me to fire, Dan'l; then cut her up in the tops.” He stepped to the break in the quarter-deck and shouted to the sweating men who crouched close under the bulwarks. “Take it slow when youget your orders to veer,” he ...
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