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1805
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Product Description: In the tradition of C.S. Forester, ex-sailor Richard Woodman brings history to life in a rousing tale of daring deeds and clashing cutlasses. it is the summer of 1804 and Napoleon is massing his vast army for the invasion of England...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Richard Woodman
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9781574091014 | Sheridan House Inc, August 1, 2001, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: In the tradition of C.

Act of Terror
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By Terry Pearson (narrator) and Richard Woodman
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9781860428272 | Unabridged edition (Soundings Ltd, October 1, 2001), cover price $84.95

Act of Terror: Library Edition
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Product Description: A cruise liner hijacked on the high seas...the terror is about to begin... As the luxury cruise liner Adventure sails from a United States port, a world-wide spate of terrorist bombing breaks out. At first there seems to be no apparent connection between these events...read more
By Terry Pearson (narrator) and Richard Woodman
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9781845593728 | Unabridged edition (Soundings Ltd, November 30, 2006), cover price $89.95 | About this edition: A cruise liner hijacked on the high seas.

The Antigone
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Junior-officer Laddie, nicknamed "Four-O" by the crew, signs on as Fourth Mate on the cargo liner Antigone on a voyage to the Far East. Amongst the array of characters he joins are Captain "China Dick" Richards, Sparks, the vulnerable young radio officer and "The Crowd" - the deck crew. For Four-O, promotion to the rank of junior officer marks a coming of age and the voyage a turning point for Antigone and for all those who sailed in her. Ricjard Woodman draws upon his service on ships similar to the Antigone to capture evocatively the day-to-day life aboard a cargo liner.
By Richard Woodman
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9780750512701 | Large print edition (Magna Large Print Books, May 1, 1998), cover price $29.99 | About this edition: Junior-officer Laddie, nicknamed "Four-O" by the crew, signs on as Fourth Mate on the cargo liner Antigone on a voyage to the Far East.
9780727851789 | Severn House Pub Ltd, August 1, 1997, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: First-timer Laddie, nicknamed by the crew ""Four-O"" as the registers of the Fourth Mate, sets to sea aboard the cargo liner Antigone.

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9781845591526, titled "Antigone" | Unabridged edition (Soundings Ltd, March 30, 2006), cover price $84.95 | About this edition: Junior-officer Laddie, nicknamed "Four-O" by the crew, signs on as Fourth Mate on the cargo liner Antigone on a voyage to the Far East.

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9781845591397, titled "Antigone" | Unabridged edition (Soundings Ltd, March 30, 2006), cover price $79.95

Arctic Convoys 1941-1945
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For the last four years of the war, the Western Allies supplied arms and ammunition to Soviet Russia. These supplies were essential to the Russian war effort, and so the Germans were determined to cut them off. This is a comprehensive review of naval operations in the Arctic during that period.
By Richard Woodman
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9781844156115 | Pen & Sword, October 30, 2007, cover price $32.99
9780719566172, titled "Arctic Convoys: 1941-1945" | New edition (John Murray Pubs Ltd, April 1, 2004), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: For the last four years of the war, the Western Allies supplied arms and ammunition to Soviet Russia.
9780719557521 | John Murray Pubs Ltd, February 1, 1996, cover price $39.95

Arctic Treachery
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Earl St Vincent, first lord of the admiralty, appoints Captain Drinwater to the Melusine in order to challenge the naval forces of Napoleon in the whaling waters around Greenland
By Richard Woodman
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9780802709486 | Walker & Co, January 1, 1987, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Earl St Vincent, first lord of the admiralty, appoints Captain Drinwater to the Melusine in order to challenge the naval forces of Napoleon in the whaling waters around Greenland

Baltic Mission
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Product Description: In the seventh tale of the highly acclaimed Drinkwater series, Captain Drinkwater's frigate, HMS ANTIGONE, is ordered to the Baltic Sea in the Spring of 1807 as Napoleon's grip has begun to reach across Europe to the borders of Holy Russia...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Richard Woodman
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9781574090970 | Sheridan House Inc, June 1, 2000, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: In the seventh tale of the highly acclaimed Drinkwater series, Captain Drinkwater's frigate, HMS ANTIGONE, is ordered to the Baltic Sea in the Spring of 1807 as Napoleon's grip has begun to reach across Europe to the borders of Holy Russia.

Battle of the River Plate: A Grand Delusion
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Product Description: The Battle of the River Plate was the first major naval confrontation of the Second World War, and it is one of the most famous. The dramatic sea fight between the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee and the British cruisers Exeter, Ajax and Achilles off the coast of South America caught the imagination in December 1939...read more
By Richard Woodman
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9781591140405, titled "The Battle of the River Plate: A Grand Delusion" | Naval Inst Pr, May 1, 2008, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: A distinguished British maritime writer, Woodman offers a compelling reassessment of the British and German planning that led to the first and one of the most famous naval battles of World War II.
9781844156894, titled "The Battle of the River Plate: A Grand Delusion" | Gardners Books, March 20, 2008, cover price $33.25 | About this edition: Rare book

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9781473845732, titled "The Battle of the River Plate: A Grand Delusion" | Pen & Sword, October 19, 2015, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: The Battle of the River Plate was the first major naval confrontation of the Second World War, and it is one of the most famous.

Beneath the Aurora
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Product Description: The year is 1813. Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater succeeds Lord Dungarth as head of the Royal Navy's Secret Department. While the Grand Army of Napoleon faces defeat on the battlefields of Germany, the discovery of a secret treaty with America leads Drinkwater into the forbidding fjords of Norway, and one of the most desperate missions of his career...read more
By Richard Woodman
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9780751511420 | New edition (Gardners Books, March 7, 1996), cover price $11.80 | About this edition: The 12th in the 'Nathaniel Drinkwater' series.

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9781859036501 | Unabridged edition (Ulverscroft Soundings Ltd, January 30, 2004), cover price $71.95 | About this edition: The year is 1813.

Beneath the Aurora: A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel
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Product Description: The Year is 1813. Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater succeeds Lord Dungarth as head of the Royal Navy’s Secret Department. While the Grand Army of Napoleon faces defeat on the battlefields of Germany, the discovery of a secret treaty with America leads Drinkwater into the forbidding fjords of Norway, and one of the most desperate missions of his career...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Richard Woodman
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9781574091021 | Sheridan House Inc, August 1, 2001, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The Year is 1813.

The Bomb Vessel
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Product Description: A young captain Nathaniel Drinkwater is given command of an old Ship, the Virago, to be sent to the Baltic as a bomb vessel. Drinkwater’s ambition is to turn it back into a fighting ship, but his plans are thwarted. At the same time, Drinkwater’s brother appeals for help in his desperate attempt to escape the gallows...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Richard Woodman
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9780802708861 | Subsequent edition (Walker & Co, February 1, 1986), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: During the Baltic expedition in 1801, Lieutenant Nathaniel Drinkwater, determined to turn the old 'Virago' back into a fighting ship, gets caught up in Sit Hyde Parkers's fleet and must fight to save the ship and his brother

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9781574090994 | Sheridan House Inc, September 1, 2000, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A young captain Nathaniel Drinkwater is given command of an old Ship, the Virago, to be sent to the Baltic as a bomb vessel.
9781850575719 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, July 1, 1989), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A young captain Nathaniel Drinkwater is given command of an old Ship, the Virago, to be sent to the Baltic as a bomb vessel.

A Brief History Of Mutiny
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A survey of great mutinies of history explores the various uprisings that have occured on the high seas, from Magellan's successful negotiation of a mutiny aboard his ship to events as recent as World War II. Original.
By Richard Woodman
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9780786715671 | Running Pr Book Pub, April 27, 2005, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A survey of great mutinies of history explores the various uprisings that have occured on the high seas, from Magellan's successful negotiation of a mutiny aboard his ship to events as recent as World War II.

A Brig of War
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Harrassed by the French and endangered by personal enmity and nature's unpredictable violence, Nathanial Drinkwater escorts a half-armed ship to the Cape of Good Hope. Reprint. (view table of contents)
By Richard Woodman
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9781574091250 | Reprint edition (Sheridan House Inc, February 1, 2001), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: To deliver an urgent message to the British squadron, Nathanial Drinkwater, now a lieutenant, must first face his old enemy, Edouard Santhonay, and then the tyrannical Morris, commander of the Cyclops.
9780446604635 | Grand Central Pub, April 1, 1998, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Based on the real-life career of eighteenth-century Royal Navy officer Nathaniel Drinkwater, the third adventure in the historical saga chronicles the lieutenant's confrontation with an old enemy, who is preparing his French Squadron to descend on India.
9780523419787 | Reprint edition (Pinnacle Books, May 1, 1984), cover price $2.95 | About this edition: To deliver an urgent warning to the British squadron, Nathaniel Drinkwater, now a lieutenant, must first face his old enemy, Edouard Santhonay, and then the tyrannical Morris, commander of the 'Cyclops'

Brig of War a
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Product Description: This is the third of the chronicles which chart Nathaniel Drinkwater's career in the Royal Navy at the beginning of the 19th century. This story involves a dramatic request from Nelson himself, and an urgent mission to the Red Sea.
By Richard Woodman
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9780722193778 | Gardners Books, October 1, 1990, cover price $5.75 | About this edition: This is the third of the chronicles which chart Nathaniel Drinkwater's career in the Royal Navy at the beginning of the 19th century.

Britannia's Realm: A History of the British Merchant Navy Volume Two: in Support of the State 1816
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Product Description: The second book in a wide-ranging and comprehensive five-volume series carries the reader through the difficulties of the American Rebellion, a war in which the maritime states of Europe combined against Britain, the long conflict with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, and a 10-year war to maintain trade...read more
By Richard Woodman
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9780752448190, titled "Britannia's Realm: In Support of the State: 1763-1815" | History Pr Ltd, August 1, 2009, cover price $55.00 | About this edition: The second book in a wide-ranging and comprehensive five-volume series carries the reader through the difficulties of the American Rebellion, a war in which the maritime states of Europe combined against Britain, the long conflict with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, and a 10-year war to maintain trade.

Captain of the Caryatid
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Product Description: Captain Septimus Macready, commander of the lighthouse tender CARYATID, presides over the peaceful Celtic port of Porth Ardur, while for second officer Charlie Farthing, it feels as though he has found the home he's always dreamt of...read more
By Richard Woodman
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9780727852793 | Severn House Pub Ltd, April 1, 1998, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Captain Septimus Macready, commander of the lighthouse tender CARYATID, presides over the peaceful Celtic port of Porth Ardur, while for second officer Charlie Farthing, it feels as though he has found the home he's always dreamt of.

Corvette
The frozen splendor of the Arctic Ocean and the absorbing drama of a nineteenth century whale hunt unfold in The Corvette. Rewarded by promotion for his services at the Battle of Copenhagen, Commander Drinkwater is dispatched in haste to replace the captain of the Melusine, who has been shot in a duel. The ship sails as an escort to a whaling fleet on its annual expedition to the Greenland Sea in pursuit of right whales. During the whale hunt the loss of one of the vessels sets off a chain of misfortune. Disaster, death and treachery result. To repair his ship, Drinkwater seeks shelter off the Greenland coast and finds more hazards than the Arctic alone can produce. It is here that Drinkwater makes the most difficult decision of his career. (view table of contents)
By Richard Woodman
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9781574091007, titled "The Corvette" | Sheridan House Inc, September 1, 2000, cover price $14.95
9781850575733 | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, April 1, 1990), cover price $17.95 | About this edition: The frozen splendor of the Arctic Ocean and the absorbing drama of a nineteenth century whale hunt unfold in The Corvette.

The Cruise of the Commissioner
Product Description: Captain James St John Stanier, formerly Porth Ardur's ambitious Harbor Master, has now been elected a Commissioner of Celtic Lighthouses. And from this elevated position he is determined to get even with Septimus Macready, captain of the lighthouse tender, CARYATID...read more
By Richard Woodman
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9780750513982 | Large print edition (Magna Large Print Books, November 1, 1999), cover price $31.99 | About this edition: Captain James St John Stanier has now been elected a Commissioner of Celtic Lighthouses and from this elevated position he is determined to get even with Septimus Macready, captain of the CARYATID.
9780727822390 | 1 edition (Severn House Pub Ltd, March 1, 1999), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Captain James St John Stanier, formerly Porth Ardur's ambitious Harbour Master, has now been promoted to Commissioner of Celtic Lighthouses.

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9781842835180 | Unabridged edition (Soundings Ltd, March 30, 2003), cover price $71.95 | About this edition: Captain James St John Stanier, formerly Porth Ardur's ambitious Harbor Master, has now been elected a Commissioner of Celtic Lighthouses.

The Darkening Sea
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Product Description: This modern seafaring epic follows the Martin family through nearly 70 years of British maritime history.
By Richard Woodman
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9781461740766 | Ragbk edition (Sheridan House Inc, April 15, 2000), cover price $13.99 | About this edition: This modern seafaring epic follows the Martin family through nearly 70 years of British maritime history.

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9781574090758 | Sheridan House Inc, April 1, 2000, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: This modern seafaring epic follows the Martin family through nearly 70 years of British maritime history.

Dead Man Talking
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Product Description: Why did the British First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, scatter Convoy PQ17 into the Barents Sea on the evening of 4 July 1942? Was it just the threat of attack by the German battleship Tirpitz that persuaded Pound to order the escorting men-of-war to leave their charges...read more
By Richard Woodman
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9780727873415 | Large print edition (Severn House Pub Ltd, January 1, 2004), cover price $29.99 | About this edition: "Richard Woodman is a fine seaman who has become a man of letters.
9780727857606 | Severn House Pub Ltd, June 1, 2002, cover price $26.99 | About this edition: During a visit to Hamburg in the 1930s, Jack Clarke discovers through a distant relative that the Germans have built a formidable super-U-cruiser.

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9781842839379 | Unabridged edition (Soundings Ltd, December 30, 2004), cover price $89.95 | About this edition: Why did the British First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, scatter Convoy PQ17 into the Barents Sea on the evening of 4 July 1942?

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9781842837122 | Unabridged edition (Soundings Ltd, December 30, 2004), cover price $79.95 | About this edition: "Richard Woodman is a fine seaman who has become a man of letters.

Decision at Trafalgar
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In the summer of 1804, aboard the English frigate Antigone, Captain Drinkwater comes face to face with Napoleon's invading fleet at Cape Trafalgar
By Richard Woodman
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9780802709936 | Walker & Co, November 1, 1987, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: In the summer of 1804, aboard the English frigate Antigone, Captain Drinkwater comes face to face with Napoleon's invading fleet at Cape Trafalgar

The Disastrous Voyage of the Santa Margarita
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Product Description: Among the coral outcrops of the island of Rota, lies the wreck of a Spanish galleon, the Santa Margarita - Spring 1601. This is a reconstruction of the Santa Margarita’s disastrous last voyage, beset by an extraordinary sequence of typhoons and storms...read more
By Richard Woodman
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9780727878564 | Lrg rep edition (Severn House Pub Ltd, August 1, 2010), cover price $31.95 | About this edition: Among the coral outcrops of the island of Rota, lies the wreck of a Spanish galleon, the Santa Margarita - Spring 1601.
9780727867230 | Severn House Pub Ltd, March 1, 2009, cover price $28.95 | About this edition: Among the coral outcrops of the island of Rota, lies the wreck of a Spanish galleon, the Santa Margarita - Spring 1601.

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9781847511027 | Severn House Pub Ltd, October 1, 2009, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Among the coral outcrops of the island of Rota, lies the wreck of a Spanish galleon, the Santa Margarita - Spring 1601.

The East Indiaman
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Product Description: The American Revolution War is in full swing, with Yankee privateers swarming in British waters. For ship-owners like Captain William Kite of Liverpool, ruin was only a gun-shot away. When providence strikes the embattled Kite yet again, he is desperate to restore his fortune and travels to London to try a final throw of the dice...read more
By Richard Woodman
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9780727871398 | Large print edition (Severn House Pub Ltd, February 1, 2002), cover price $29.99 | About this edition: The American Revolution War is in full swing, with Yankee privateers swarming in British waters.
9780727857491 | Severn House Pub Ltd, December 1, 2001, cover price $25.99 | About this edition: Book by Woodman, Richard

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9781842835210 | Unabridged edition (Soundings Ltd, July 30, 2003), cover price $89.95 | About this edition: The American Revolution War is in full swing, with Yankee privateers swarming in British waters.

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9781842835128 | Unabridged edition (Soundings Ltd, July 1, 2003), cover price $89.95 | About this edition: The American Revolutionary War is in full swing, with Yankee privateers swarming in British waters.

Ebb Tide
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Product Description: It is 1843 and Captain Nathaniel Sir Drinkwater embarks on the paddle-steamer Vestal for an inspection of lighthouses on the west coast of England. Bowed with age and honors, the old sea officer has been drawn from retirement on half-pay to fulfill his public duty...read more
By Richard Woodman
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9781574091045 | Sheridan House Inc, May 1, 2002, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: It is 1843 and Captain Nathaniel Sir Drinkwater embarks on the paddle-steamer Vestal for an inspection of lighthouses on the west coast of England.

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9781845590734 | Unabridged edition (Soundings Ltd, September 30, 2005), cover price $79.95 | About this edition: It is 1843 and Captain Nathaniel Sir Drinkwater embarks on the paddle-steamer Vestal for an inspection of lighthouses on the west coast of England.

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9781845590499 | Unabridged edition (Soundings Ltd, September 30, 2005), cover price $79.95 | About this edition: It is 1843, and Captain Sir Nathaniel Drinkwater embarks on the paddle-steamer VESTAL for an inspection of lighthouses on the west coast of England.

Endangered Species
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Product Description: Captain John Mackinnon and his ship, the Matthew Flinders, are embarking on their last voyage. Both endangered species, they symbolize the irreversible, quiet decline of the British merchant fleet. But this journey to Hong Kong will prove to be anything but quiet...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Richard Woodman
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9781574090765 | Sheridan House Inc, April 1, 2000, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Captain John Mackinnon and his ship, the Matthew Flinders, are embarking on their last voyage.

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