Author: Miller, David,
Title: The World of Jack Aubrey.
Description: Philadelphia, Courage, (2003). 1st ptg. G in G DJ ex-library. This is the world of the Royal Navy in the early 1800s, an age when British ships clashed with Napoleon's armada, when the. death defying fears of naval hero Jack Aubrey provoked and thwarted the dictator and other scoundrels, in a saga chronicled over the course of 20 novels written by Patrick O'Brian. Illustrated guide with exhaustive coverage of such technical technical terms as the carronade, bowsprit, and the forecastle, the finer points of weapons, ships, and uniforms that filled the historical mileu. Library markings.

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