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London: 1793. Young firebrand John Pearce, on the run from the authorities, is illegally press-ganged from the Pelican tavern into brutal life aboard HMS Brilliant, a frigate on her way to war. In the first few days, Pearce discovers the Navy is a world in which he can prosper. And he is not alone; he is drawn to a group of men who eventually form an exclusive gun crew, the Pelicans, with Pearce their elected leader.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Didn't work for me
- De Michael E en 07-23-08
De: David Donachie
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Jules Verne Collection
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in 80 Days and The Mysterious Island
- De: Jules Verne
- Narrado por: Jim D. Johnston
- Duración: 43 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 183
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 158
From the pen of one of the literary world’s finest explorers of the imagination, these classic tales of fantastical habitats and intrepid adventurers delve deep into every mysterious corner of planet Earth. Whether you’ve adventured with Verne before or are only just setting off on your maiden voyage, this collection encompasses the most extraordinary adventures the father of science fiction has to offer.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Classics, But Hours of Scientific Exposition.
- De Sarah en 05-02-21
De: Jules Verne
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Master and Commander
- Aubrey/Maturin Series, Book 1
- De: Patrick O'Brian
- Narrado por: Patrick Tull
- Duración: 16 h y 45 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,210
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,640
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,610
This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, Royal Navy, and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of life aboard a man-of-war in Nelson's navy are faultlessly rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the road of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Choice of Narrators
- De Frank R. Adams en 04-23-10
De: Patrick O'Brian
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Mutiny on the Bounty
- De: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrado por: Michael Carman
- Duración: 22 h y 32 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 837
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 727
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 723
The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You don't know the whole story.
- De Justin Sluyter en 05-01-19
De: Peter FitzSimons
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Sailing Alone Around the World
- De: Joshua Slocum
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 7 h y 43 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 203
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 110
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 113
Joshua Slocum was believed to be the first man to sail single-handed around the world. After a distinguished career, where he worked his way up from cabin boy to captain, Joshua Slocum wrecked his ship off the coast of Brazil. Turning this catastrophe to his advantage, he built a sailing canoe from the wreckage and sailed back to New York. Moreover, he wrote Voyage of the Liberdad, a chronicle of his trip, and earned some literary success.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A REMARKABLE MAN
- De Rod en 05-03-06
De: Joshua Slocum
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Wolf of the Deep
- Raphael Semmes and the Notorious Confederate Raider CSS Alabama
- De: Stephen Fox
- Narrado por: Barrett Whitener
- Duración: 10 h y 27 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 70
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 48
In July 1862, Confederate Captain Raphael Semmes took command of a secret new warship. At the helm of the Alabama, he became the most hated and feared man along the Union coast, as well as a Confederate legend. Now, with unparalleled authority, depth, and a vivid sense of the excitement and danger of the time, Stephen Fox describes Captain Semmes's remarkable wartime exploits.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Wolf of the Deep
- De Sammi en 08-18-07
De: Stephen Fox
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Iron Dawn
- The Monitor, the Merrimack, and the Civil War Sea Battle That Changed History
- De: Richard Snow
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 12 h y 16 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 444
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 388
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 388
No single sea battle has had more far-reaching consequences than the one fought in the harbor at Hampton Roads, Virginia, in March 1862. The Confederacy, with no fleet of its own, built an iron fort containing 10 heavy guns on the hull of a captured Union frigate named the Merrimack. The North got word of the project when it was already well along, and, in desperation, commissioned an eccentric inventor named John Ericsson to build the Monitor, an entirely revolutionary iron warship.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good book about an underreported area of the civil war
- De Brian en 11-09-16
De: Richard Snow
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A Rage for Glory
- The Life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN
- De: James Tertius de Kay
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 8 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Acclaimed author James Tertius de Kay recounts the lifeof Commodore Stephen Decatur in the first new biography of the great naval hero in almost 70 years. De Kay draws on material unavailable to previous biographers to explore Decatur’s extraordinary life. From his burning of the Philadelphia to his capture of the HMS Macedonian, Decatur demonstrated his legendary bravery at every turn.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent writing and exciting story
- De mikey en 08-02-19
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Under Enemy Colors
- De: S. Thomas Russell
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 15 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 615
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 456
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 456
At the time of the French Revolution, one of Britain's most skillful naval officers, Charles Saunders Hayden, is a young lieutenant, the son of an English father and a French mother. His abilities and his loyalty to the king of England are beyond dispute, yet his career seems doomed by his "mixed" heritage and lack of political connections. Consequently, Hayden is assigned to an aging frigate, the Themis, under the command of Captain Josiah Hart, a man known as "Faint Hart" throughout the service.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfect for first timer
- De Blackmac en 08-07-08
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Commander
- The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain
- De: Stephen Taylor
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 10 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 109
Edward Pellew, captain of the legendary Indefatigable, was quite simply the greatest British frigate captain in the age of sail. Left fatherless at age eight, with a penniless mother and five siblings, Pellew fought his way from the very bottom of the navy to fleet command. Victories and eye-catching feats won him a public following. Yet he had a gift for antagonizing his better-born peers, and he made powerful enemies. Redemption came with his last command, when he set off to do battle with the Barbary States and free thousands of European slaves.
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3 out of 5 stars
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OK
- De peter en 02-02-21
De: Stephen Taylor
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John Paul Jones
- Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy
- De: Evan Thomas
- Narrado por: Dan Cashman
- Duración: 13 h y 25 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 196
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 123
John Paul Jones is more than a great sea story. Jones is a character for the ages. John Adams called him the "most ambitious and intriguing officer in the American Navy." The renewed interest in the Founding Fathers reminds us of the great men who made this country, but John Paul Jones teaches us that it took fighters as well as thinkers, men driven by dreams of personal glory as well as high-minded principle to break free of the past and start a new world. Jones' spirit was classically American.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Swashbuckler or Saviour
- De Bruce en 03-16-04
De: Evan Thomas
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In the Wake of Madness
- The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon
- De: Joan Druett
- Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Duración: 6 h y 16 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 165
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 121
Commanded by Captain Howes Norris, the Sharon headed for the whaling grounds of the northwestern Pacific. At Pohnpei Island, 12 men from the Sharon deserted the ship, leaving her critically shorthanded. After steering for New Zealand to recruit more crew, the men on lookout raised a school of sperm whales. Two boats gave chase, each with a crew of six. Five men were left on board the Sharon: Norris, three pacific Islanders, and a Portuguese boy named Manuel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this author.
- De David H. en 07-15-17
De: Joan Druett
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
- De: Olaudah Equiano
- Narrado por: Duncan Brownlehe
- Duración: 6 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
First published in 1789, this autobiography of Olaudah Equiano comprises a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel tale, and spiritual journey. It recounts Equiano's time as a slave, and chronicles his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the Bible, and his eventual success in gaining his freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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brilliant work.
- De ugonna en 10-16-20
De: Olaudah Equiano
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Seize the Fire
- Heroism, Duty, and the Battle of Trafalgar
- De: Adam Nicolson
- Narrado por: Adam Nicolson
- Duración: 6 h y 26 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 91
Adam Nicolson takes the great naval battle of Trafalgar, fought between the British and Franco-Spanish fleets in October 1805, and uses it to examine our idea of heroism and the heroic. A story rich with modern resonance, Seize the Fire reveals the economic impact of the battle as a victorious Great Britain emerged as a global commercial empire. Nicolson not only vividly describes the brutal realities of battle but enters the hearts and minds of the men who were there.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great narration
- De Tito en 12-06-17
De: Adam Nicolson
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Mr Midshipman Hornblower
- De: C. S. Forester
- Narrado por: Christian Rodska
- Duración: 8 h y 18 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,862
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,668
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,652
Shaking off this label, a shy and lonely 17-year-old, Horatio Hornblower, embarks on a memorable career in Nelson's navy on HMS Justinian. In action, adventure, and battle he is forged into one of the most formidable junior officers in the service.
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5 out of 5 stars
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First rate historical fiction
- De Jason en 04-30-17
De: C. S. Forester