ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1959
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Andrew Hepburn - Letter of Marque
Ace, 1959
287 str.
meki povez
stanje: dobro

G-440

Edward Stockton, mate in an American ship bound for China in 1812, is impressed into a British frigate. He escapes and finds his way to L`Orient, `the bustling intrigue-ridden center of privateering`. Stockton outfits a lugger he captured during his escape and goes privateering. `The stench of smoke and the crash of rigging; the shine of the sails as a desperate ship strives to catch the wind; the sound of shot and the turmoil of had-to-hand combat...`

`Action and more action is Author Hepburn`s motto, and privateer Capt. Stockton is a hero to whom action comes naturally. He fights his ship, battles intrigue by turncoat Americans, falls madly in love with beautiful Madeleine de Voigne, weaves lightly through French red tape and bribery, and captures one British merchant ship after another in rousing sea-battles. `Capt. Stockton is rough-and-ready, but we predict fans of the sea-borne historical will rate him high."

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`She was stiff and weatherly, and the broad track of her wake gave evidence of her effortless pace, as she rose over the small seas with no check to her speed.`