Book summaryThis delightful novel precedes O'Brian's justly celebrated Aubrey/Maturin series. Like them, it's set in the King's Navy in the late 18th century. The hero is Peter Palofox, son of a poor Irish parson, who signs on as a midshipman in Commodore Anson's flotilla, hoping to find his fortune on the high seas. |
THE GOLDEN OCEANby O'Brian, Patrick
Book description: 1994 . O'Brian, Patrick. THE GOLDEN OCEAN. NY: W.W. Norton & Company, c1994. First printing. 285pp, 8vo, Fine trade paperback, $7.00.
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