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Captain caution

Author:Kenneth Roberts

Summary: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

eBook, English, 2013

Edition:Unabridged View all formats and editions

Publisher: Doubleday, New York, 2013

Genre:Fiction

Physical Description:1 online resource

ISBN:

9780307824561, 030782456X

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:869556268

Subjects:

Arundel (Me.) Fiction

Dartmoor Prison

Dartmoor Prison Fiction

États-Unis Histoire 1812, Guerre de Prisonniers et prisons Romans, nouvelles, etc

FICTION Action & Adventure

Prisoners of war

Prisoners of war Fiction

Prisonniers de guerre Romans, nouvelles, etc

United States History War of 1812 Prisoners and prisons Fiction

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