Reefs and shoals
Lambdin, Dewey201201UU
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Pity poor Captain Alan Lewrie, RN! He's been wind-muzzled for weeks in Portsmouth, snugly tucked into a warm shore bed with lovely, and loving, Lydia Stangbourne, a Viscount's daughter, and beginning to enjoy indulging his idle streak, when Admiralty tears Lewrie away and order him to the Bahamas, into the teeth of ferocious winter storms. Lewrie is to scour the shores of Cuba and Spanish Florida, the Keys and the Florida Straits in search of French and Spanish privateers which have been taking British merchantmen at an appalling rate, and call upon neutral American seaports to determine if privateers are getting aid and comfort from that quarter. Lewrie is to be 'Diplomatic.' Diplomatic? Lewrie? Not bloody likely! As usual, though, Captain Alan Lewrie will find his own unique way to fulfill his duties, and in the doing, find some fun in his own irrepressible manner!
Main title:
Reefs and shoals / Dewey Lambdin.
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Imprint:
Thomas Dunne Books, 2012.
Collation:
354 p. : ill. ; 23x16x4 cm.
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Notes:
Hardback. Sewn. Paper over boards. With dust jacket.
ISBN:
9780312595715 (hbk)0312595719 (hbk)
Language:
English
Index terms:
Historical fictionSea storiesShip captainsLewrie, Alan (Fictitious character)Great Britain - History, Naval - 18th century
BRN:
2428007