The Private Revolution of Geoffrey Frost: Being an Account of the Life and Times of Geoffrey Frost, Mariner, of Portsmouth, in New Hampshire, As ... in New Hampshire ... / J.E. Fender. - Rilegato

Fender, J. E.

 
9781584652120: The Private Revolution of Geoffrey Frost: Being an Account of the Life and Times of Geoffrey Frost, Mariner, of Portsmouth, in New Hampshire, As ... in New Hampshire ... / J.E. Fender.
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ISBN 10: 1584652128 ISBN 13: 9781584652120
Casa editrice: Univ Pr of New England, 2002

Sinossi

At twenty-six, Geoffrey Frost is already an experienced mariner and a veteran of the China trade, but he sets aside his lucrative commercial interests to assist the American colonies in their war with Great Britain. Unfortunately, his first mission for the colony of New Hampshire - to transport some badly needed cannons captured in the Bahamas - runs afoul of British naval vessels patrolling the American coast. Commanding a ship built for cargo rather than warfare, and a crew more accustomed to fending off pirates than engaging a well-trained British naval crew, Frost reveals a flair for tactics and a coolness under fire that bodes well for his wartime career.
His own ship all but destroyed in the desperate battle off the Isles of Shoals, Frost nevertheless returns to Portsmouth with a valuable prize - the newly built, copper-bottomed, well-equipped sloop o' war Jaguar, which he call "the cat." Taking command of this vessel, Frost embarks on his new career as a licensed privateer, sailing out of Portsmouth to harass British merchant ships and help fund the American cause. But first, he launches a daring rescue mission into the heart of British Canada.

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Informazioni sugli autori

J. E. Fender is Legal Counsel for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire - the U. S. Navy's oldest shipyard.

J. E. Fender is Legal Counsel for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire--the U.S. Navy's oldest shipyard.

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Editore
Univ Pr of New England
Data di pubblicazione
2002
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1584652128
ISBN 13 
9781584652120
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
227
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
non disponibile

Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo

9781584652960: The Private Revolution of Geoffrey Frost: Being an Account of the Life and Times of Geoffrey Frost, Mariner, of Portsmouth, in New Hampshire, As Faithfully Translated from the Ming Tsun

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  1584652969 ISBN 13:  9781584652960
Casa editrice: Univ Pr of New England, 2003
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