Author: Taylor, Stephen, 1948 Apr. 10-
Publication year: 2012
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Faber,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9780571277117 (hbk.) : 057127711X (hbk.) : 9780571277131 (ebook) : 0571277136 (ebook) :
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Extent: xi, 354 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.
Description: Edward Pellew, captain of the legendary Indefatigable, was quite simply the greatest frigate captain in the age of sail. An incomparable seaman, ferociously combative yet chivalrous, a master of the quarterdeck and an athlete of the tops, he was as quick to welcome a gallant foe into his cabin as to dive to the rescue of a man overboard.