The Chesapeake Command
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.62 (879 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0979484723 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 285 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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A "Commanding" Book! J. Jones Les Eldridge undertakes a tough task for his first novel: humanizing historical events--some obscure yet others clearly benchmarks of American history. I think he succeeds blending fictional characters with a whole host of historical figures. His melding of fact and fiction is quite seamless. The historical scholarship is remarkable. As a native Northwesterner, I knew about the Pig War bit didn't know about the back-stage pulling & tugging that went on betwe. "An enjoyable and informative read" according to Richard Van Wagenen. Anyone interested in naval history or the Civil War, or who just enjoys a good sea story, will want to read this exciting, entertaining, informative first novel. Les Eldridge brings a lot of knowledge, imagination, and a gift for good narrative together in a well-told story of two friends who must take opposite sides in war, set against a backdrop of actual events and people. He must have done a lot of research to get the settings so right, but the main char. A good idea, but poorly executed anon I got this book as a present, so I read it without knowing anything about the author or reading any reviews. Seeing it get 5 stars on amazon was quite a shock to me, as I found it to be a very poorly written novel. Apparently this is Mr. Eldridge's first novel, and it shows.The writing style is choppy and boring, making it hard to keep going. The characters are not really developed, and things just seem to happen to them for very flimsy (or nonexistant) reas
Peck, President South Sound Maritime Historical AssociationStrong events and action, and a remarkable grasp of the details of life afloat fit easily into a narrative that subtly and powerfully blends fact and fiction - a good read! --Dr. --Dr. Robert D. S Rudolph Martin, Professor Emeritus of American Studies, The Evergreen State College . a marvelous tale of courage, risk, romance, life and death told with an easy and fascinating surprise
He co-authored The Wilkes Expediton, Puget Sound and the Oregon Country (1987), a history, and has been a frequent college, cruise and museum lecturer on maritime history. Les Eldridge, historian, author and lecturer retired from careers in elected office, university administration and administrative law. . He lives on Puget Sound and the island of Oahu
This 2nd edition adds detail, a glossary and a historical note that were not available for the first edition.. Only deft diplomacy averts a shooting war. Rory Dunbrody and Tobias St. The first in a series on the American Civil War at sea, The Chesapeake Command finds shipwreck, Indian raids and the threat of war with Great Britain confronting two US Navy officers, one Irish, one black, on the eve of the Civil War. These two friends overcome the obstacle of their ethnicities by exemplary service in the elite US Coast Survey, the finest cartographic organization in the world. Then, these two comrades are separated by the Civil War. Rory, now a Confederate Navy lieutenant, and Tobias, a Union sailing master, struggle to maintain their friendship as they battle the enemy and one another in New Orleans, Chesapeake Bay and the Carolina coasts. John, sea officers and best friends, are thrust into armed confrontation with the Royal Navy over possession of remote San Juan Island