Book shows signs of age and use with yellow edges and crease in cover. Binding is good and all pages intact. The tradition of Patrick O'Brian's epics is carried on gloriously in this first novel of a new historical naval adventure trilogy, Revolution at Sea. Blending a seasoned mariner's expertise, a historian's attention to period detail, and a natural storteller's gift for creating a cast of vivid characters; James L. Nelson brings to dazzling life a never-before-seen side of America's war for independence. Here is the conflict from the seaman's view, full of the sights, sounds, and sensations of the ocean-and of the thunder of cannons as the new world's freedom fighters vie for libertg. BY FORCE OF ARMS Well before Revere rode, seagoing American merchants were striking the first blows for independence. Drawn by the passion of the almighty dollar, none struck more deftlg than Isaac Biddlecomb, captain of the Judea, whose smuggling activities made a mockery.of His Majestg's Rogal Navy. Pursued by the H.M.S. Rose, be sacrificed the ship be loved to the depths, and the fortune be stood to gain, rather than surrender-a bold affront that marked bim for pursuit by the enraged forces of King George. Disguised as a merchant seaman, Biddlecomb is reunited with Ezra Rumstick, a comrade and fierce rebel advocate, in the very thick of the brewing revolution. On a brig bound for Jamaica, now serving as a lowly mate, fate tests his mettle when the captured Biddlecomb faces a life of bellish servitude under the mad captain and sadistic crew of the H.M.S. Icarus...

ISBN: 9780671519247