Captain Caution
Author | : Kenneth Roberts |
Publisher | : Doubleday |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2012-08-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780307824561 |
ISBN-13 | : 030782456X |
Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Download or read book Captain Caution written by Kenneth Roberts and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2012-08-15 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.