{"product_id":"9780099493877-to-glory-we-steer","title":"To Glory We Steer","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(The Richard Bolitho adventures: 7): more exciting action on the open waves from the master storyteller of the sea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe time is January 1782, and British Captain Richard Bolitho is ordered to take the frigate \u003ci\u003ePhalarope\u003c\/i\u003e to the Caribbean, where the hard-pressed royal squadrons are fighting for their lives against the combined fleets of France and Spain and the upstart American privateers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulti-million copy seller Alexander Kent, brings us another all-action Bolitho adventure. If you're a fan of Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester, then this is the book for you!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Alexander Kent is certainly as good as Forester was in action, and in the wheeling movement of sails.' -- \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A salty testament to the mystique and the brutality of the square-rigger.' -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Alexander Kent.is, above all, a superb story-teller.' -- \u003ci\u003eManchester Evening News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is a classic story of triumph over adversity and I thoroughly enjoyed re-reading it' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's action from start to finish with twists and turns to keep the reader guessing and wanting more' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant, exciting read'-- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e************************************************************************************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1782\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cb\u003eBritish Captain Richard Bolitho\u003c\/b\u003e is ordered to take the frigate \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhalarope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003eCaribbean\u003c\/b\u003e, where the hard-pressed royal squadrons are fighting for their lives against the combined fleets of \u003cb\u003eFrance\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSpain\u003c\/b\u003e and the upstart \u003cb\u003eAmerican\u003c\/b\u003e privateers. It should have been a proud moment for so young and junior a captain - but the \u003ci\u003ePhalarope\u003c\/i\u003e has already been driven to near mutiny and she is regarded with shame and suspicion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Bolitho is no ordinary man and his efforts to give the ship back her pride mark him apart from his contemporaries. As the little frigate sails under the blazing sun and battles enemies within and without, Bolitho spares neither himself nor his men - and in the final great battle of the Saintes, \u003cb\u003ethe chance comes to prove what both he and the \u003ci\u003ePhalarope\u003c\/i\u003e can achieve\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBolitho's adventures continue in \u003ci\u003eCommand a King's Ship\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39537666457697,"sku":"9780099493877","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32334289.jpg?v=1737186910","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099493877-to-glory-we-steer","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}