A01=Frederick Marryat
Author_Frederick Marryat
captains command at sea
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dashing naval hero
dramatic privateersman stories
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escapist historical adventure
fast-paced swashbuckling action
georgian naval
maritime battle scenes
nautical fiction classics
naval life and romance
period naval
privateer sea adventure
prodigal seaman returns
romantic adventure beats
sailor turned captain
seafaring coming age
seafaring romance subplot
swashbuckling naval adventure
voyage across continents
young seaman
Product details
- ISBN 9780935526691
- Weight: 381g
- Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 01 Apr 2000
- Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Privateers were essentially freelance ships, sanctioned during wartime to sail and do battle on behalf of adversary governments, and this tale follows Alexander Musgrave, a privateer-turned-adventurer, across three continents and into the arms of a beautiful woman.
Captain Frederick Marryat (1792–1848) was an actual 19th-century British naval hero who lived a saga worthy of the novels of C.S. Forester and Patrick O'Brian. He survived fifty naval battles on the crack frigate Imperieuse under Lord Cochrane—the real-life model for Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey. In addition to plenty of cannonfire, battle strategy, peril, and passion—liberally sprinkled with wit and fine turns of phrase—Marryat's real-life naval experiences lend his novels a truly remarkable authenticity.
