Thomas Kydd was promoted to acting lieutenant at the Battle of Camperdown. Now, he has to sit an examination to confirm his rank - or face an inglorious return before the mast. But this is only the first of many obstacles. Kydd is from humble origins and he must become a gentleman - or spend the rest of his career as a tarpaulin officer.

Kydd and his enigmatic friend Renzi set sail in Tenacious for the North American station. The young United States is in dispute with revolutionary France, the Quasi War, and Kydd finds himself in the USS Constellation at the birth of the American Navy.

The book was published in the UK in 2004 by Hodder & Stoughton and in the US by McBooks Press in 2005

McBooks Press

ISBN: 159 013 1142

[Paperbacks]

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