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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcbooks Press, Incorporated
ISBN-101493068563
ISBN-139781493068562
eBay Product ID (ePID)23057285174
Product Key Features
TopicWar & Military, Sea Stories
Publication Year2022
Book TitleIsaac Biddlecomb #6 HB
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
AuthorNelson
FormatHardcover
Additional Product Features
LCCN2022-017777
ReviewsThis isn't your typical book about naval action set during the Revolutionary War. Rather, it's a compelling story of the work and dangers besetting Capt. Isaac Biddlecomb in his efforts to get his frigate Falmouth ready for sea. . . . All in all, the two subplots enhance this action-packed story.
SynopsisThe year 1777 is bleak indeed for the cause of American Independence, with the British army twice defeating Washington and taking the capital city of Philadelphia and the Royal Navy sweeping aside the defenses of the Delaware Bay. And for Captain Isaac Biddlecomb and the men of the half-built frigate Falmouth, things are direr still. After managing to slip through a British blockade, they find themselves trapped in a desolate harbor on the New Jersey coast and menaced not by the British but by the outlaw bands that terrorize the countryside and see Falmouth as a potentially valuable prize. Deserter Angus McGinty steals Biddlecomb's most potent weapon, the captured British sloop Sparrowhawk, leaving him to face the ruthless Pine Robbers on his own, with only his diminished crew and the near-useless local militia to help. Meanwhile, Virginia Biddlecomb, trapped in occupied Philadelphia, sees her chance to play a clandestine role in the fight. In the course of her activities, however, she lets slip information that will put her husband, his ship, and his crew in mortal danger, leading to a desperate race to get the unwieldy Falmouth to a place beyond the reach of the Royal Navy.