Description: "Hornblower leads his first ship of the line into enemy waters in this installment of C. S. Forester's beloved adventure series, called "exciting, realistic, packed with grand naval action" by the New Yorker.May 1810, seventeen years deep into the Napoleonic Wars. Captain Horatio Hornblower is newly in command of his first ship of the line, the seventy-four-gun HMS Sutherland , which he deems "the ugliest and least desirable two-decker in the Navy List." Moreover, she is 250 men short of a full crew, so Hornblower must enlist and train "poachers, bigamists, sheepstealers," and other landlubbers.By the time the Sutherland reaches the blockaded Catalonian coast of Spain, the crew is capable of staging five astonishing solo raids against the French. But the grisly prospect of defeat and capture looms for both captain and crew as the Sutherland single-handedly takes on four French ships." Thank you for shopping my eBay bookstore! Your purchase helps our homeschooling, book loving, homesteading, Midwest living, family of 6, make ends meet. You can also be our partner in saving good books from the trash!
Price: 24.97 USD
Location: Harrisonville, Missouri
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Publication Year: 1985
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Book Title: Ship of the Line
Book Series: Hornblower Saga
Author: C. S. Forester
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Genre: Adventure
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Vintage: Yes