### Review "Armchair seadogs will welcome this first salvo in a new Horatio Hornblower-styled series about Junior Lieutenant Nicholas Ramage." -- *Kirkus Review* "Hornblower has a rival!" -- *Horn Book Magazine* "Ramage is a grand tale written with panache, glitter and awesome authority, one can
Ramage #12 - Ramage & the Renegades
β Scribed by Pope, Dudley
- Publisher
- McBooks Press
- Year
- 1981;2005,
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 188 KB
- Edition
- Reissue
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781590130094
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Review
"An author who really know the ropes of Nelson's Navy." -- The Observer
Product Description
Nelson's crews are standing down and Ramage is on leave when he receives secret Admiralty orders to inspect the small island of Trinidade off the coast of Brazil. Reaching the island, Ramage and the crew of the Calypso fetch up in a battle to free several captive merchant shipsβand a beautiful woman passengerβas they cross swords with blood-thirsty priates.
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### Review "All the verve and expertise of Forester." -- *The Observer* "Expert Knowledge of naval history." -- *Guardian* Takes over the helm from Hornblower. -- *Daily Mirror* ### Product Description Post Captain Ramage is prowling the Tuscan coast and far from English aid when he encounters
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