by JulianStockwin (Author)
1783 and Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is press-ganged and taken to serve on the 98-gun ship Duke William. Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast but despite all that he goes through he takes up the challenge to become a true sailor.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Published: 05 Apr 2001
ISBN 10: 0340770872
ISBN 13: 9780340770870