“A rousing debut – a brilliantly imagined account of a man overcoming fear”Boston Globe | ||
Hodder & Stoughton ISBN: 0340 79473 9 | The year is 1793
and Europe is ablaze with war. Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker
from Guildford, England, is seized by the press-gang to be part of the
crew of the 98-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William. The ship sails
immediately and Kydd quickly has to learn the harsh realities of
shipboard life. Yet despite all he goes through in danger of tempest
and battle, gradually he learns to admire the skills and courage of the
seamen. He comes to love the companionship he finds amongst his fellows
and wants nothing more than to be like them. But will mere promise be
enough to turn a raw youth into a true sailor? The book was published in the UK in 2001 by Hodder & Stoughton and in the US by Scribner | Scribner ISBN: 0 7432 1458 7 |
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