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Ship of the Line

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Availability:In StockContributor:C. S. ForesterSeries:Hornblower Saga (Paperback) #07Publish date:1985-09-30Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Back Bay BooksISBN-13:9780316289368ISBN-10:316289361UPC:9780316289368Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Sea Stories, Historical, Action & AdventureSize:8.32 x 5.46 x 0.81 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCB800CSA2
Hornblower leads his first ship of the line into enemy waters in this installment of C. S. Forester's beloved adventure series, called "exciting, realistic, packed with grand naval action" by the New Yorker.

May 1810, seventeen years deep into the Napoleonic Wars. Captain Horatio Hornblower is newly in command of his first ship of the line, the seventy-four-gun HMS Sutherland, which he deems "the ugliest and least desirable two-decker in the Navy List." Moreover, she is 250 men short of a full crew, so Hornblower must enlist and train "poachers, bigamists, sheepstealers," and other landlubbers.
By the time the Sutherland reaches the blockaded Catalonian coast of Spain, the crew is capable of staging five astonishing solo raids against the French. But the grisly prospect of defeat and capture looms for both captain and crew as the Sutherland single-handedly takes on four French ships.
"A fine sea tale, to be ranked with the best of its kind." --New York Times
Language:EnglishPublisher:Back Bay BooksISBN-13:9780316289368ISBN-10:316289361UPC:9780316289368Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Sea Stories, Historical, Action & AdventureSize:8.32 x 5.46 x 0.81 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCB800CSA2
C. S. Forester (1899-1966) wrote many highly acclaimed novels, including the eleven-volume Hornblower saga and The African Queen.
Publisher: Back Bay Books

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