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PublisherSheridan House, Incorporated

ISBN-101574090984

ISBN-139781574090987

eBay Product ID (ePID)1627672

Product Key Features

Book TitleIn Distant Waters

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistorical, Sea Stories

Publication Year2000

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorRichard WOOdman

Book SeriesMariners Library Fiction Classic Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN00-021003

Dewey Edition21

Series Volume NumberBk. 8

Dewey Decimal823/.914

SynopsisIn this, the eighth story in the highly acclaimed Drinkwater series, Capt. Nathaniel Drinkwater confronts the formidable enemies, mutiny and a beautiful and mysterious ally., From the tide-torn waters of the Thames, where Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater is compelled to hand a deserter, to the seas off Cape Horn, storm-scoured gateway to the Pacific, the great cruiser PATRICIAN is tense with the threat of mutiny.Despite this, Drinkwater captures a Spanish frigate and meets the stunning Doña Ana Maria, daughter of the Commandante of San Francisco. But, having disturbed a hornet's nest of colonial intrigue, Drinkwater finds that the Spanish are eager to humiliate him and the Royal navy. Moreover, a Russian battleship lurks somewhere offshore, pursuing Tsar Alexander's dark plans. Caught between two formidable enemies, Drinkwater's mission is made impossible by treachery.But chance brings the aid of Doña Ana Maria and mysterious mountain man. In the distant waters of this beautiful and remote region, Drinkwater struggles to carry out his mission and is truck with ten most extraordinary twist of fortune in his eventful life., From the tide-torn waters of the Thames, where Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater is compelled to hand a deserter, to the seas off Cape Horn, storm-scoured gateway to the Pacific, the great cruiser PATRICIAN is tense with the threat of mutiny. Despite this, Drinkwater captures a Spanish frigate and meets the stunning Do a Ana Maria, daughter of the Commandante of San Francisco. But, having disturbed a hornet's nest of colonial intrigue, Drinkwater finds that the Spanish are eager to humiliate him and the Royal navy. Moreover, a Russian battleship lurks somewhere offshore, pursuing Tsar Alexander's dark plans. Caught between two formidable enemies, Drinkwater's mission is made impossible by treachery. But chance brings the aid of Do a Ana Maria and mysterious mountain man. In the distant waters of this beautiful and remote region, Drinkwater struggles to carry out his mission and is truck with ten most extraordinary twist of fortune in his eventful life.

LC Classification NumberPR6073.O618I5 2000