At 155 pages, and with more than 35 characters oscillating around the plot, it was tricky through to follow what everyone was doing from sentence to sentence.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The language was terse, which was fitting for the main character Joshua. On the occasions that Douglas, the English poet, was allowed to utter more than a few words, they seemed flowery and out of place, like he himself was in the American Midwest. I made my way qu...
A useful, very brief overview of British naval equipment (vessels, weapons, uniforms) 1795-1815, with a final chapter on who were the other nations the British would encounter at sea, a small bit of information about their forces, and a bit about privateers and pirates. Excellently illustrated from ...