By Force of Arms Paperback - 1996
by James L. Nelson; Peter Wolverton (Editor)
The tradition of Patrick O'Brian's epics is carried on gloriously in this first novel of a new historical naval adventure series, set during the time of the War of Independence. Merchant sea captain Isaac Biddlecomb flees the New England coast after engaging a British man-of-war and foiling its bid to seize his illicit cargo. When fate casts him into the hands of a sadistic British captain, Biddlecomb's thirst for liberty is put to the ultimate test.
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Blending a seasoned mariner's expertise, a historian's attention to period detail, and a natural storyteller'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 liberty. 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 deftly that Isaac Biddlecomb, captain of the Judea, whose smuggling activities made a mockery of His Majesty's Royal Navy. Pursued by the H.M.S. Rose, he sacrificed the ship he loved to the depths, and the fortune he stood to gain, rather than surrender - a bold affront that marked him 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 hellish servitude under the mad captain and sadistic crew of the H.M.S. Icarus...
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- Title By Force of Arms
- Author James L. Nelson; Peter Wolverton (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Later Printing
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Pocket Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1996-02-01
- ISBN 9780671519247 / 0671519247
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 8.66 x 5.48 x 0.82 in (22.00 x 13.92 x 2.08 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Sea stories
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95046646
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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- Publishers Weekly, 01/08/1996, Page 64
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