Alexander Kent
1) Heart of oak
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
1818: Captain Adam Bolitho is sent to North Africa in command of the frigate Onward. The war with France has ended at last, and Onward sails on a diplomatic mission with the French frigate Nautilus. Then the Nautilus becomes a sacrificial offering on the altar of Empire, and the hunt is on for a treacherous foe. Can the brotherhood of the sea transcend old hatreds and an ocean of blood?
Author
Series
Richard Bolitho stories volume 1
Publisher
Buccaneer Books
Pub. Date
1975.
Language
English
Description
In 1772 a sixteen-year-old midshipman joins the crew of the "Gorgon" whose mission is to investigate the slave trade on Africa's west coast.
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