Title:
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BY THE MAST DIVIDED
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By: |
David Donachie |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£8.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0749082607 |
ISBN 13: |
9780749082604 |
Publisher: |
ALLISON & BUSBY |
Pub. date: |
26 September, 2005 |
Pages: |
512 |
Description: |
London, 1793: John Pearce is illegally press-ganged from the refuge of the Pelican tavern to a brutal life aboard HMS Brilliant, a frigate on its way to war. During an action-packed two weeks, as HMS Brilliant chases a French privateer across the English Channel, this disparate group of men form friendships that will last a lifetime. |
Synopsis: |
London, 1793: Young firebrand John Pearce is illegally press-ganged from the refuge of the Pelican tavern to a brutal life aboard HMS Brilliant, a frigate on its way to war. The pressed men from the tavern eventually form an exclusive gun crew, the Pelicans, with Pearce their elected leader. During an action-packed two weeks, as HMS Brilliant chases a French privateer across the English Channel, this disparate group of men form friendships that will last a lifetime. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Allison & Busby |
Returns: |
Returnable |