Richard Woodman

The Corvette

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Produktbeschreibung

The frozen splendor of the Arctic Ocean and the absorbing drama of a nineteenth century whale hunt unfold as Drinkwater escorts a whaling fleet to Greenland and meets disaster, treachery and death.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 357g
• ISBN-13: 9781574091007
• ISBN-10: 157409100X
• Artikelnr.: 21300432

Autorenporträt

Captain Richard Martin Woodman retired in 1997 from a 37-year nautical career. Woodman's Nathaniel Drinkwater series is often compared to the work of the late Patrick O'Brian. Woodman is the author of some two dozen nautical novels, as well as several nonfiction books. Unlike many other modern naval historical novelists, such as C.S. Forester or O'Brian, he has served afloat. He went to sea at the age of sixteen as an indentured midshipman and spent eleven years in command. His experience ranges from cargo-liners to ocean weather ships and specialist support vessels to yachts, square-riggers, and trawlers. Said Lloyd's List of his work: "As always, Richard Woodman's story is closely based on actual historical events. All this we have come to expect-and he adds that special ambience of colourful credibility which makes his nautical novels such rattling good reads."