Beat to quarters /
With rations running dangerously low, Captain Hornblower fears that the lure of the South Sea islands may entice the crew to mutiny.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Back Bay Books,
1999.
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| Series: | Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott), 1899-1966. Hornblower ;
6. |
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| Online Access: | Publisher description |
| Summary: | With rations running dangerously low, Captain Hornblower fears that the lure of the South Sea islands may entice the crew to mutiny. June 1808, somewhere west of Nicaragua. The Admiralty has ordered Captain Horatio Hornblower, now in command of the thirty-six gun HMS Lydia, to form an alliance against the Spanish colonial government with an insane Spanish landowner. He also is ordered to find a water route across the Central American isthmus, and "to take, sin, burn or destroy the Spanish ship of the line Natividad. The only other option: face court-martial. -- adapted from back cover |
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| Item Description: | Paperback reissue. Originally published in 1938. In chronological order, sequel to: Hornblower and the Atropos. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 273 pages ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 0316289329 9780316289320 |