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COCHRANE Real Master & Commander DAVID CORDINGLY 2007 Hardcover 1ST Edition MINT
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Ex Libris
- No
- Book Series
- Historical
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Inscribed
- No
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- History
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9781582345345
- Book Title
- Cochrane : the Real Master and Commander
- Item Length
- 9.6 in
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.5 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Military / Napoleonic Wars, Military / Naval, General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Historical
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Item Weight
- 28.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 448 Pages
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From the bestselling author of Under the Black Flag, comes the definitive biography of the swashbuckling 19th century maritime hero upon whom Jack Aubrey and Horatio Hornblower are based. Nicknamed le loup des mers ("the sea wolf") by Napoleon, Thomas Cochrane was one of the most daring and successful naval heroes of all time. In this fascinating account of Cochrane's life, David Cordingly, author of the bestselling Under the Black Flag and The Billy Ruffian , unearths startling new details about the real-life "Master and Commander," from his daring exploits against the French navy to his role in the liberation of Chile, Peru, and Brazil, and the shock exchange scandal that forced him out of England and almost ended his naval career. Drawing on previously unpublished papers, his own travels, wide reading, and the kind of original research that distinguished The Billy Ruffian , Cordingly tells the rip-roaring story of the archetypal Romantic hero who conquered the seas and, in the process, defined his era.
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1582345341
ISBN-13
9781582345345
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59076765
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cochrane : the Real Master and Commander
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / Napoleonic Wars, Military / Naval, General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Historical
Publication Year
2007
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
28.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Da88.1.D9c67 2007b
Reviews
" Avast, Horatio Hornblower! Shove off, Jack Aubrey! Give way to a real life knee-breeched naval hero. Maritime historian Cordingly...presents the life of Thomas Cochrane, tenth Earl of Dundonald (1775- 1860), a lanky Scot who was the very model, we are told, for the stalwart characters of C.S. Forster and Patrick O' Brian...Readers can practically smell the salt air as Cordingly recreates the age of sail, of press gangs, of round shot, grape, canister and loud nine pounders, of wellarmed ships of the line, jolly boats, bum boats and fire ships. To document the career of his hero, the author draws on memoirs, logbooks, archives, correspondence and ephemera. He chronicles in copious detail Cochrane' s considerable bravery on deck and personal failings ashore. Landlubbers may find this a lengthy voyage, but devotees of yarns about brave British tars will be delighted to be aboard." "-- Kirkus Reviews" Praise for "The Billy Ruffian": " A thrilling narrative...so alive that you smell the cordite or the guns and hear the splintering of the mighty masts and spars." -- "Independent" " A masterly account and, like all good biographies, says as much, if not more, about the historical context as about the subject itself." -- "Sunday Times" Praise for "Under the Black Flag": " Even if you don't know a corsair from a buccaneer, this book will delight and inform." -- "Publishers Weekly" " [Cordingly] teases out fact from fiction even as he acknowledges the power of the myth." "-- New York Times", "Avast, Horatio Hornblower! Shove off, Jack Aubrey! Give way to a real life knee-breeched naval hero. Maritime historian Cordingly...presents the life of Thomas Cochrane, tenth Earl of Dundonald (17751860), a lanky Scot who was the very model, we are told, for the stalwart characters of C.S. Forster and Patrick O'Brian...Readers can practically smell the salt air as Cordingly recreates the age of sail, of press gangs, of round shot, grape, canister and loud nine pounders, of wellarmed ships of the line, jolly boats, bum boats and fire ships. To document the career of his hero, the author draws on memoirs, logbooks, archives, correspondence and ephemera. He chronicles in copious detail Cochrane's considerable bravery on deck and personal failings ashore. Landlubbers may find this a lengthy voyage, but devotees of yarns about brave British tars will be delighted to be aboard." -Kirkus Reviews Praise forThe Billy Ruffian: "A thrilling narrative...so alive that you smell the cordite or the guns and hear the splintering of the mighty masts and spars."-Independent "A masterly account and, like all good biographies, says as much, if not more, about the historical context as about the subject itself."-Sunday Times Praise forUnder the Black Flag: "Even if you don't know a corsair from a buccaneer, this book will delight and inform."-Publishers Weekly "[Cordingly] teases out fact from fiction even as he acknowledges the power of the myth."-New York Times, "Most intriguing and satisfying...Within his nearly 85 years, Cochrane packed enough drama and history to shame both Horatio Nelson and Sir Francis Drake...O'Brian fans will find great satisfaction in smoking out similarities and differences between Cochrane and Aubrey." -- Ken Ringle, Washington Post "[Cordingly] used previously unpublished papers, extensive original research and his own travels to tell Cochrane's story which is as good as any fiction." -- Boat U.S. Magazine "Cordingly, an established historian of Nelson's navy, tells Cochrane's story with flair and sympathy" -- Publisher's Weekly "Avast, Horatio Hornblower! Shove off, Jack Aubrey! Give way to a real life knee-breeched naval hero. Maritime historian Cordingly...presents the life of Thomas Cochrane, tenth Earl of Dundonald (1775-1860), a lanky Scot who was the very model, we are told, for the stalwart characters of C.S. Forster and Patrick O'Brian...Readers can practically smell the salt air as Cordingly recreates the age of sail, of press gangs, of round shot, grape, canister and loud nine pounders, of wellarmed ships of the line, jolly boats, bum boats and fire ships. To document the career of his hero, the author draws on memoirs, logbooks, archives, correspondence and ephemera. He chronicles in copious detail Cochrane's considerable bravery on deck and personal failings ashore. Landlubbers may find this a lengthy voyage, but devotees of yarns about brave British tars will be delighted to be aboard." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Avast, Horatio Hornblower! Shove off, Jack Aubrey! Give way to a real life knee-breeched naval hero. Maritime historian Cordingly...presents the life of Thomas Cochrane, tenth Earl of Dundonald (1775-1860), a lanky Scot who was the very model, we are told, for the stalwart characters of C.S. Forster and Patrick O'Brian...Readers can practically smell the salt air as Cordingly recreates the age of sail, of press gangs, of round shot, grape, canister and loud nine pounders, of wellarmed ships of the line, jolly boats, bum boats and fire ships. To document the career of his hero, the author draws on memoirs, logbooks, archives, correspondence and ephemera. He chronicles in copious detail Cochrane's considerable bravery on deck and personal failings ashore. Landlubbers may find this a lengthy voyage, but devotees of yarns about brave British tars will be delighted to be aboard." "--Kirkus Reviews" Praise for "The Billy Ruffian" "A thrilling narrative...so alive that you smell the cordite or the guns and hear the splintering of the mighty masts and spars."--"Independent" "A masterly account and, like all good biographies, says as much, if not more, about the historical context as about the subject itself."--"SundayTimes" Praise for "Under the Black Flag" "Even if you don't know a corsair from a buccaneer, this book will delight and inform."--"Publishers Weekly" "[Cordingly] teases out fact from fiction even as he acknowledges the power of the myth.""--New York Times ", Cordingly, an Established Historian of Nelson's Navy, Tells Cochrane's Story with Flair and Sympathy, Praise for "The Billy Ruffian": " A thrilling narrative...so alive that you smell the cordite or the guns and hear the splintering of the mighty masts and spars." -- "Independent" " A masterly account and, like all good biographies, says as much, if not more, about the historical context as about the subject itself." -- "Sunday Times" Praise for "Under the Black Flag": " Even if you don't know a corsair from a buccaneer, this book will delight and inform." -- "Publishers Weekly" " [Cordingly] teases out fact from fiction even as he acknowledges the power of the myth." "-- New York Times", "Most intriguing and satisfying...Within his nearly 85 years, Cochrane packed enough drama and history to shame both Horatio Nelson and Sir Francis Drake...O'Brian fans will find great satisfaction in smoking out similarities and differences between Cochrane and Aubrey." -Ken Ringle, Washington Post "[Cordingly] used previously unpublished papers, extensive original research and his own travels to tell Cochrane's story which is as good as any fiction." -BoatU.S. Magazine "Cordingly, an established historian of Nelson's navy, tells Cochrane's story with flair and sympathy" -Publisher's Weekly "Avast, Horatio Hornblower! Shove off, Jack Aubrey! Give way to a real life knee-breeched naval hero. Maritime historian Cordingly...presents the life of Thomas Cochrane, tenth Earl of Dundonald (17751860), a lanky Scot who was the very model, we are told, for the stalwart characters of C.S. Forster and Patrick O'Brian...Readers can practically smell the salt air as Cordingly recreates the age of sail, of press gangs, of round shot, grape, canister and loud nine pounders, of wellarmed ships of the line, jolly boats, bum boats and fire ships. To document the career of his hero, the author draws on memoirs, logbooks, archives, correspondence and ephemera. He chronicles in copious detail Cochrane's considerable bravery on deck and personal failings ashore. Landlubbers may find this a lengthy voyage, but devotees of yarns about brave British tars will be delighted to be aboard." -Kirkus Reviews, Praise forThe Billy Ruffian: "A thrilling narrative...so alive that you smell the cordite or the guns and hear the splintering of the mighty masts and spars."-Independent "A masterly account and, like all good biographies, says as much, if not more, about the historical context as about the subject itself."-Sunday Times Praise forUnder the Black Flag: "Even if you don't know a corsair from a buccaneer, this book will delight and inform."-Publishers Weekly "[Cordingly] teases out fact from fiction even as he acknowledges the power of the myth."-New York Times, Most intriguing and satisfying...Within his nearly 85 years, Cochrane packed enough drama and history to shame both Horatio Nelson and Sir Francis Drake...O'Brian fans will find great satisfaction in smoking out similarities and differences between Cochrane and Aubrey."—Ken Ringle,WashingtonPost[Cordingly] used previously unpublished papers, extensive original research and his own travels to tell Cochrane's story which is as good as any fiction."—BoatU.S. Magazine "Cordingly, an established historian of Nelson's navy, tells Cochrane's story with flair and sympathy"—Publisher's Weekly Avast, Horatio Hornblower! Shove off, Jack Aubrey! Give way to a real life knee-breeched naval hero. Maritime historian Cordingly...presents the life of Thomas Cochrane, tenth Earl of Dundonald (1775–1860), a lanky Scot who was the very model, we are told, for the stalwart characters of C.S. Forster and Patrick O'Brian...Readers can practically smell the salt air as Cordingly recreates the age of sail, of press gangs, of round shot, grape, canister and loud nine pounders, of wellarmed ships of the line, jolly boats, bum boats and fire ships. To document the career of his hero, the author draws on memoirs, logbooks, archives, correspondence and ephemera. He chronicles in copious detail Cochrane's considerable bravery on deck and personal failings ashore. Landlubbers may find this a lengthy voyage, but devotees of yarns about brave British tars will be delighted to be aboard."—Kirkus Reviews, Avast, Horatio Hornblower! Shove off, Jack Aubrey! Give way to a real life knee-breeched naval hero. Maritime historian Cordingly...presents the life of Thomas Cochrane, tenth Earl of Dundonald (1775-1860), a lanky Scot who was the very model, we are told, for the stalwart characters of C.S. Forster and Patrick O'Brian...Readers can practically smell the salt air as Cordingly recreates the age of sail, of press gangs, of round shot, grape, canister and loud nine pounders, of wellarmed ships of the line, jolly boats, bum boats and fire ships. To document the career of his hero, the author draws on memoirs, logbooks, archives, correspondence and ephemera. He chronicles in copious detail Cochrane's considerable bravery on deck and personal failings ashore. Landlubbers may find this a lengthy voyage, but devotees of yarns about brave British tars will be delighted to be aboard., [Cordingly] used previously unpublished papers, extensive original research and his own travels to tell Cochrane's story which is as good as any fiction., Most intriguing and satisfying...Within his nearly 85 years, Cochrane packed enough drama and history to shame both Horatio Nelson and Sir Francis Drake...O'Brian fans will find great satisfaction in smoking out similarities and differences between Cochrane and Aubrey.
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
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Lccn
2008-300931
Dewey Decimal
359.0092
Dewey Edition
22
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