By the Mast Divided

David Donachie

earliest edition we have, 2005 Magna Large Print Books, 2005 hardcover 592 pages

London, 1793: Young firebrand John Pearce is illegally press-ganged from the refuge of the Pelican tavern to a brutal life aboard HMS Brilliant, a frigate on its way to war. The pressed men from the tavern eventually form an exclusive gun crew, the Pelicans, with Pearce their elected leader. During an action-packed two weeks, as HMS Brilliant chases a French privateer across the English Channel, this disparate group...

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By the Mast Divided audiobook · 2007 · Soundings Audio Books · 9781407900285
By the Mast Divided audiobook · 2007 · Soundings Audio Books · 9781407900292
By the Mast Divided paperback · 2007 · Allison & Busby · 288 pages · 9780749082604
By The Mast Divided hardcover · 2005 · Allison & Busby LTD · 288 pages · 9780749083502
By the Mast Divided hardcover · 2005 · Magna Large Print Books · 592 pages · 9780750523110

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