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The 10th story in the life of Nathaniel Drinkwater. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, it takes the eponymous hero from the stews of London's dockland to the island of Heligoland on a daring mission to flout Napoleon's Continental System and drive a wedge between him and his ally the Tsar.
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From the Back Cover:
"The Elbe Estuary is a bleak place... Richard Woodman's latest Drinkwater is set around the estuary. It is not a bleak book, it is full of hot action, but the scene setting brings alive the Elbe in a way that will make any seaman shiver." --Fairplay, London
About the Author:
"As always, Richard Woodman's story is closely based on actual historical events... All this we have come to expect... and he adds that special ambience of colourful credibility which makes his nautical novels such rattling good reads." --Lloyd's List
Richard Woodman has been a merchant sailor since the age of 16 serving from apprentice to captain. He was awarded the Marine Society's Harmer Award in 1978.
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- PublisherTime Warner Paperbacks
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0747410399
- ISBN 13 9780747410393
- BindingPaperback
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