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- Author: Gerard Rose
- Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Year: 2012
- Pages: 186
- ISBN-10: 1470174626
- ISBN-13: 9781470174620
- Format: 13.3 x 20.3 x 1 cm, softcover
- Language: English
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An exciting new historical novel by Gerard Rose, "The Boy Captain" tells the story of one of America's great heroes, little remembered today for his stirring exploits in the American Revolution and later in the War of 1812. The story open In 1775, when Joshua Barney, not yet sixteen, has to take command of a merchant ship crossing the Atlantic, caught in the middle of a fierce storm. He had served for four years as an apprentice to the captain, and when the old man died, young Joshua was the only one on board who knew how to chart a course and manage the crew. But he proved himself by sailing the leaky boat to Gibraltar, delivering his cargo and crew safely. That was just the beginning of his adventures ...
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- Author: Gerard Rose
- Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Year: 2012
- Pages: 186
- ISBN-10: 1470174626
- ISBN-13: 9781470174620
- Format: 13.3 x 20.3 x 1 cm, softcover
- Language: English English
An exciting new historical novel by Gerard Rose, "The Boy Captain" tells the story of one of America's great heroes, little remembered today for his stirring exploits in the American Revolution and later in the War of 1812. The story open In 1775, when Joshua Barney, not yet sixteen, has to take command of a merchant ship crossing the Atlantic, caught in the middle of a fierce storm. He had served for four years as an apprentice to the captain, and when the old man died, young Joshua was the only one on board who knew how to chart a course and manage the crew. But he proved himself by sailing the leaky boat to Gibraltar, delivering his cargo and crew safely. That was just the beginning of his adventures ...
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