A frigate of King George
life and duty on a British man-of-war, 1807-1829
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Word Count
51,000 words, Guess
Page Count
204 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3969962M
- ISBN-101860646549
- OCLC Control Number48066693
- OCLC Control Number47998062
- OCLC Control Number1158583326
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- Library of Congress Control Number2001276750
- Goodreads961383
- LibraryThing1608138
Classifications
- LCCVA458.D67 V25 2001
Description
"What was life really like on a wooden warship? This book takes a look at life aboard the 42-gun frigate HMS "Doris" - launched from Bombay in 1807 and finally retired at Valparaiso in 1829. Vale concentrates on her service on the South American station under Sir Thomas Hardy as she protected British interests during the stormy years of South American Independence. The author covers in vivid detail the operations in Brazil, Chile and Peru, both from the political and military angle and from the perspective of the sailors, to give a fascinating account of the everyday concerns and routines of life on shipboard."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
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