Sails on the Horizon: A Novel of the Napoleonic Wars (Random House Large Print) - Hardcover

Worrall, Jay

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9780375434679: Sails on the Horizon: A Novel of the Napoleonic Wars (Random House Large Print)

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ISBN 10: 0375434674 ISBN 13: 9780375434679

Publisher: Random House Large Print, 2005

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In 1797, at the height of the Napoleonic Wars, a small group of English ships, including the HMS Argonaut, plays a key role in preventing a fleet of twenty-seven Spanish ships from linking up with the French at Brest, in the first novel chronicling the high-seas adventures of Charles Edgemont, a young British lieutenant. (Historical Fiction)

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Inspired by the salty tales of seasoned maritime novelists C. S. Forester and Patrick O Brian, [Worrall] delicately balances action and adventure with introspection. . . . Fans of seafaring military sagas will welcome [Sails on the Horizon].
Booklist

Well-executed . . . demonstrating Worrall s expertise in ship and sea warfare history . . . Readers will root for [Charles Edgemont]. . . . He handily defeats veteran seamen, takes enormous chances and is always rewarded.
Publishers Weekly"

"Inspired by the salty tales of seasoned maritime novelists C. S. Forester and Patrick O'Brian, [Worrall] delicately balances action and adventure with introspection. . . . Fans of seafaring military sagas will welcome [Sails on the Horizon]."
-Booklist

"Well-executed . . . demonstrating Worrall's expertise in ship and sea warfare history . . . Readers will root for [Charles Edgemont]. . . . He handily defeats veteran seamen, takes enormous chances and is always rewarded."
-Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

Born a Quaker into a military family, JAY WORRALL grew up in a number of countries around the world. During the Vietnam War he worked with refugees in the central highlands of that country, and afterward he taught English in Japan. Worrall has worked in developing innovative and humane prison programs, policies, and administration. He is married and the very proud father of five sons, and he currently lives and works in Pennsylvania.

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