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Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It is December 1811, and the political winds of war against Great Britain are swirling through the halls of the nation's capital. The U.S. Navy informs Captain Marin Carpenter they are in the process of commandeering his merchant ship. His mission is to set sail out of Newport, Rhode Island into the dangerous wintry waters of the North Atlantic, delivering medical supplies to an all but deserted Naval Station on the Canadian border. Should he refuse, the Navy will confiscate his ship. As he learns more about the details of the mission, and the government's desire to invade Canada, he begins to believe he may be sailing on a voyage of doom - a sacrificial pawn as a pretense for war.Save his First Mate, Jude Prince, his crew has refused the undertaking, leaving the Captain with a rag-tag crew of Naval rejects and inexperienced misfits.In the weeks before he is to sail, he must deal with any number of hometown issues he has spent his life avoiding, not the least of which is, he is falling in love.…

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 416 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | It is December 1811, and the political winds of war against Great Britain are swirling through the halls of the nation's capital. The U.S. Navy informs Captain Marin Carpenter they are in the process of commandeering his merchant ship. His mission is to set sail out of Newport, Rhode Island into the dangerous wintry waters of the North Atlantic, delivering medical supplies to an all but deserted Naval Station on the Canadian border. Should he refuse, the Navy will confiscate his ship. As he learns more about the details of the mission, and the government's desire to invade Canada, he begins to believe he may be sailing on a voyage of doom - a sacrificial pawn as a pretense for war.Save his First Mate, Jude Prince, his crew has refused the undertaking, leaving the Captain with a rag-tag crew of Naval rejects and inexperienced misfits.In the weeks before he is to sail, he must deal with any number of hometown issues he has spent his life avoiding, not the least of which is, he is falling in love.…

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. The very scarce 1756 twentieth edition of the 'Court and City Register', bound with 'Rider's British Merlin' for the same year. Two very scarce 1756 volumes bound in one, with 'Rider's British Merlin' bound after the first seven leaves of 'The Court and City Register'. Following the forty-eight leaves of the Merlin, the Register resumes, with sections devoted to the lists of both Houses of Parliament, a court register, and lists of the army and navy.ESTC reference for 'Register' T192045; ESTC reference for 'Merlin' T45000'Rider's British Merlin' was one of the earliest almanacs to be published, and ran from 1656 until 1830. Printed in red and black, the longest section of the work related to the annual fairs in England and Wales, which played an important role in buying and selling, as well as in relation to developments in husbandry, information exchange and in the hiring of labour.With two pages of advertisements to the rear.A very scarce historical reference work for the year 1856. In a full calf binding. Minor losses to spine head and tail. Head of rear joint, and head and tail of front joint starting, with boards holding firm. Minor losses to board perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, but generally clean and bright. Very Good. None (illustrator). book. …