$26.40
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2008
Summary
Cochrane the Dauntless: The Real-Life Hero Who Inspired Literary Legends
Patrick O’Brian, C.S. Forester and Captain Marryat all based their literary heroes on Thomas Cochrane, but Cochrane’s exploits were far more daring and exciting than those of his fictional counterparts. He was a man of action, whose bold and impulsive nature meant he was often his own worst enemy.
Writing with gripping narrative skill and drawing on his own travels and original research, Cordingly tells…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780747585459 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0747585458 |
| Author: | David Cordingly |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2008 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 29mm |
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Critics Review
‘The real Master and Commander’
‘The real Master and Commander’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Cordingly is a brilliant historian’ Daily Telegraph ‘Intriguing and satisfying … Cochrane packed enough drama and history to shame both Horatio Nelson and Sir Francis Drake … O’Brian fans will find great satisfaction in smoking out similarities and differences between Cochrane and Aubrey’ Washington Post ‘By rights, Thomas Cochrane should be as well known today as Francis Drake … Cochrane’s adventures in Chile, Peru and Brazil are among the most amazing in naval history’ Sunday Times
About The Author
David Cordingly
David Cordingly was Keeper of Pictures and Head of Exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum for twelve years, where he organised such exhibitions as ‘Captain James Cook, Navigator’, ‘The Mutiny on the Bounty’ and ‘Pirates: Fact and Fiction’. His other books include Life among the Pirates, Heroines and Harlots and the highly praised Billy Ruffian.
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