In Distant Waters (Nathaniel Drinkwater Series) - Softcover

Woodman, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0751514918 ISBN 13: 9780751514919

Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks, 1989

Synopsis

Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater master of the HMS "Patrician," sails his vessel to the Pacific Ocean where, just off the California coast, he battles the Russians, the Spanish, and his own mutinous crew

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater, R.N., now seems to be repeating events in his life. In 1807, he's once again sent on a semisecret mission by spymaster Lord Dungarth ( A Baltic Mission ), is tempted by a foreign beauty ( A Brig of War ) and is captured by his enemies ( 1805 ). This time, though, the incidents occur in the Pacific Northwest, where Drinkwater is sent to foil Russian attempts at south-of-Alaska settlement and to prevent a Russo-Spanish alliance in northern California. Our hero vies with England's enemies, mainly on the brig Patrician , where he is also preoccupied with a disaffected crew always on the brink of mutiny. Using some real-life Russians and Californios, Woodman spins a plausible what-if tale featuring, as usual, details of seamanship, the requisite gory battle scenes and glimpses of world politics.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0751514918
• ISBN 13: 9780751514919
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320