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Commander : The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain by Stephen Taylor (2012, Hardcover)
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Edward Pellew, captain of the legendary Indefatigable, was quite simply the greatest British frigate captain in the age of sail. Left fatherless at age eight, with a penniless mother and five siblings, Pellew fought his way from the very bottom of the navy to fleet command.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393071642
ISBN-139780393071641
eBay Product ID (ePID)114224137
Product Key Features
Book TitleCommander : the Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicCultural Heritage, Military / General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Military
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorStephen Taylor
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight24.9 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2012-027783
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsMeticulous archival research vividly presents a real-life hero whose deeds provided material for C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey.
Dewey Decimal359.0092
SynopsisAn incomparable seaman, ferociously combative yet chivalrous, Edward Pellew might have served as the model for Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey., Pellew's humanity, fondness for subordinates, and blind love for his family, and the warmth and intimacy of his letters, make him a hugely engaging figure. Stephen Taylor gives him at last the biography he deserves., Edward Pellew, captain of the legendary Indefatigable , was quite simply the greatest British frigate captain in the age of sail. Left fatherless at age eight, with a penniless mother and five siblings, Pellew fought his way from the very bottom of the navy to fleet command. Victories and eye-catching feats won him a public following. Yet he had a gift for antagonizing his better-born peers, and he made powerful enemies. Redemption came with his last command, when he set off to do battle with the Barbary States and free thousands of European slaves. Opinion held this to be an impossible mission, and Pellew himself, leading from the front in the style of his contemporary Nelson, did not expect to survive. Pellew's humanity, fondness for subordinates, and blind love for his family, and the warmth and intimacy of his letters, make him a hugely engaging figure. Stephen Taylor gives him at last the biography he deserves., An incomparable seaman, ferociously combative yet chivalrous, Edward Pellew might have served as the model for Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey. Edward Pellew, captain of the legendary Indefatigable , was quite simply the greatest British frigate captain in the age of sail. Left fatherless at age eight, with a penniless mother and five siblings, Pellew fought his way from the very bottom of the navy to fleet command. Victories and eye-catching feats won him a public following. Yet he had a gift for antagonizing his better-born peers, and he made powerful enemies. Redemption came with his last command, when he set off to do battle with the Barbary States and free thousands of European slaves. Opinion held this to be an impossible mission, and Pellew himself, leading from the front in the style of his contemporary Nelson, did not expect to survive. Pellew's humanity, fondness for subordinates, and blind love for his family, and the warmth and intimacy of his letters, make him a hugely engaging figure. Stephen Taylor gives him at last the biography he deserves.
LC Classification NumberDA87.1.E9T39 2012
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