[Chronicles of Arundel 04] • Captain Caution

[Chronicles of Arundel 04] • Captain Caution
Authors
Roberts, Kenneth
Publisher
Fawcett
Tags
historical
ISBN
9780449245095
Date
1934-05-12T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.20 MB
Lang
en
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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.