Description
About the Author
Alexander Kent, pen name of Douglas Edward Reeman, joined the British Navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during World War II, and eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant. He has taught navigation to yachtsmen and has served as a script adviser for television and films. His books have been translated into nearly two dozen languages.
Reviews
"A crew of shanghaied valiants kicks the stuffing out of all comers... a salty testament to the mystique and the brutality of the square-rigger." -- The New York Times.
"Follow the wake of Hornblower into 18th-century seas, where a crew of shangaied valiants kicks the stuffing out of all comers . . . a salty testament to the mystique and the brutality of the square-rigger." -- The New York Times
Book Information
ISBN 9780935526493
Author Alexander Kent
Format Paperback
Page Count 350
Imprint McBooks Press
Publisher Globe Pequot Press
Weight(grams) 458g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 26mm