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Title: The Captain from Connecticut (Great War Stories) by C. S. Forester ISBN: 1-877853-30-5 Publisher: Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer Pub. Date: 21 June, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Yanks take to the waves
Comment: In this extremely well told tale, Captain Josiah Peabody, USN leads the frigate Delaware against British interests in the War of 1812. This story nearly has it all. The action crackles like a thunderous broadside, and the duel, the romance, and personal complexity of the captain are sure to satisfy even the most glutted reader. My only problem with this work was that it didn't continue to include a multi-volume series.
As a single book, it is an outstanding piece of naval fiction, certainly ranking as one of the best sea tales of all time. It is difficult not to come away from this work with a spring in your step, and the images evoked will sing in your memory with all the infectious brilliance of the Marine Band aboard the Delaware powering the fife and drum. Anchors Away!
Rating: 5
Summary: ahoy there
Comment: This book takes place in the war of 1812 and is about the story of an intelligent, brave American captain who manages to break the Brittish blocade. He goes on a journey of harrassment of trade and of raiding and destruction. It is a very interesting book that shows what a life of an American Captain at that time must have been like and also shows us an interesting story with lots of action to keep you entertained as well as a believable plot.
Rating: 5
Summary: At least as interesting as the Hornblower series
Comment: This book has all the makings of a series that could have been created to parallel Hornblower but in the American Theatre and with an American captian.
The plot is tight, the book well written and the problems of neutrality and family that face Peabody and his foe are interesting and keep you reading further.
Peabody has a totally different set of bias, beliefs and weaknesses than Hornblower. They are played out very well throughout the entire book.
It is a shame that we haven't seen more of the captain, but then no author lives forever.
Before you buy however I would point out that first editions of this book are fairly easy to come by, at least here in NE. But whatever edition you buy, buy it.
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Title: Rifleman Dodd (Great War Stories Series) by C. S. Forester, E. H. Simmons ISBN: 0933852762 Publisher: Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer Pub. Date: February, 1990 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The Barbary Pirates by C. S. Forester ISBN: 0884119270 Publisher: Amereon Ltd Pub. Date: June, 1975 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: The General (Great War Stories) by C. S. Forester ISBN: 1877853399 Publisher: Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer Pub. Date: January, 1988 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies by C.S. Forester ISBN: 0316289418 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 02 November, 1989 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Lieutenant Hornblower by C.S. Forester ISBN: 0316290637 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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