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Stephen Taylor
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Commander: The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain |
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Paperback |
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368 |
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2013-06-06 |
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0571277128 |
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Faber & Faber |
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0.66 pounds |
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Paperback. Pub Date :2013-06-06 Pages: 368 Language: English Publisher: Faber and Faber Edward Pellew. captain of the legendary Indefatigable. was quite simply the greatest frigate captain in the age of sail An incomparable seaman. ferociously combative yet. chivalrous. a master of the quarterdeck and an athlete of the tops. he was as quick to welcome a gallant foe into his cabin as to dive to the rescue of a man overboard. He is the likely model for the heroic but all-too- human Jack Aubrey in Patrick OBrians novels.Pellew was orphaned at eight. but fought his way from the very bottom of the Navy to fleet command and a viscountcy. Victories and eye-catching feats won him a public following. Yet as an outsider with a gift for antagonizing his better-born peers. he made powerful enemies. Redemption came with his last command. when he set off to do battle with the Barbary Stat...
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