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Names: Nelson, James L., author.
Title: The Falmouth frigate / James L. Nelson.
Description: Essex, Connecticut : McBooks Press, [2022] | Series: The Isaac Biddlecomb novels | Summary: “The year 1777 is bleak indeed for the cause of American Independence, with the British army twice defeating Washington and taking the capital city of Philadelphia and the Royal Navy sweeping aside the defenses of the Delaware Bay. And for Captain Isaac Biddlecomb and the men of the half-built frigate Falmouth, things are direr still. After managing to slip through a British blockade, they find themselves trapped in a desolate harbor on the New Jersey coast and menaced not by the British but by the outlaw bands that terrorize the countryside and see Falmouth as a potentially valuable prize. Deserter Angus McGinty steals Biddlecomb’s most potent weapon, the captured British sloop Sparrowhawk, leaving him to face the ruthless Pine Robbers on his own, with only his diminished crew and the nearuseless local militia to help. Meanwhile, Virginia Biddlecomb, trapped in occupied Philadelphia, sees her chance to play a clandestine role in the fight. In the course of her activities, however, she lets slip information that will put her husband, his ship, and his crew in mortal danger, leading to a desperate race to get the unwieldy Falmouth to a place beyond the reach of the Royal Navy”—Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022017777 (print) | LCCN 2022017778 (ebook) | ISBN 9781493068562 (hardback ; alk. paper) | ISBN 9781493071241 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: United States—History—Revolution, 1775-1783—Fiction. | United States— History, Naval—18th century—Fiction. | LCGFT: Historical fiction. | Novels.
Classification: LCC PS3564.E4646 F35 2022 (print) | LCC PS3564.E4646 (ebook) | DDC 813/.54—dc23/eng/20220422
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