Lords of the Ocean (Revolution at Sea Saga, Book 4)
After successfully ferrying Washington's troops across the East River, Captain Isaac Biddlecomb is given the dangerous task of transporting Dr. Benjamin Franklin to France on a mission to bring the French into the Revolutionary War on the side of the American colonists
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James L. Nelson's Revolution at Sea saga has brought to life a never-before-seen side of America's war for independence. Once again, with the expertise of a seasoned mariner, a historian's vivid attention to detail, and a natural gift for sensational storytelling, "the American counterpart to Patrick O'Brian" (David Brink) carries us along on his bold and stirring course through history. It is the summer Of 1776 in the former Crown colony of New York. Looming off Staten Island is a fleet of British transports. On Brooklyn Heights, huddled behind hastily constructed fortifications, are the remnants of General George Washington's army. There, Captain Isaac Biddlecomb seeks Washington's aide in the reinstatement of his first officer -- only to find Washington preparing for the final destruction of the Continental Army. After skillfully ferrying Washington's troops across the East River and through the hell known as the Battle of Long Island, Biddlecomb, the commander of the Continental brig-of-war Charlemagne, receives a monumental order. He is to transport to France the most unlikely, the most potentially dangerous, and most powerful secret weapon in the country's arsenal: scientist, philosopher, and spirit of the enlightenment, Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Leading a new crew through the wintry North Atlantic, braving the cordon of the Royal navy, Biddlecomb's seemingly simple mission of delivering Franklin to the court of Louis XVI is just the first volley in a grand scheme. With Biddlecomb boldly raiding the English coast and Franklin strategizing in the chambers of Versailles, the two Americans conspire to blow the French neutrality out of the water -- and turn the colonial uprising into a full-scale war for freedom. A novel of epic scope and staggering adventure, Lords of the Ocean is as commanding, as vivid, and as stirring as history itself.
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