Thunder from the Sea: Adventure on Board the HMS Defender #[nn]

(2010)

HMS Defender (Table of Contents: 1)

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Keywords

Frigate; Royal Navy; sailing ship

Indexer Notes

Diagrams of the vessel

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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Thunder From the Sea

Keywords

Frigate; Royal Navy; sailing ship

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Title page. Full-page illustration of HMS Defender under sail.

The Napoleonic Wars (Table of Contents: 4)

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non-fiction; history

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Keywords

Europe; map; Napoleonic Wars

Indexer Notes

Setting the historical stage for the story. Map of Europe. Inset portrait of Napoleon.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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April 1805 -- the port of Chatham on the coast of England

Genre

historical; war

Characters

Jack Hoyton; Lieutenant Tremaine; Midshipman Cates; Bosun Tomlin; Hewitt; Willie; Captain Moore

Synopsis

Jack Hoyton joins the Royal Navy, and slowly adjusts to life on blockade duty. When a surreptitious landing in France is attacked, crew member Hewitt is separated, later rejoining to report that the French port is but lightly guarded. Jack joins a raiding party to seize the fort, but all are captured -- the press-ganged Irish Hewitt has traded the ship for a chance to escape. The 12 year-old Jack slips through prison bars and warns the ship, which is able to fight off a larger French vessel and seize the port. Jack is commended, and seems set fair for a naval career.

Keywords

Flogging; France; frigate; impressment; Napoleonic Wars; press gang; Royal Navy; sailing ship; sailors

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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His Majesty's Navy

Genre

non-fiction; history; war

Keywords

Frigate; Napoleonic Wars; Royal Navy; sailing ship

Indexer Notes

Sidebars, some with historical illustrations, scattered throughout the book on most pages to explain terms and give historical context.

Bibliography (Table of Contents: 7)

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Bibliography; Recommended Reading; back matter; illustration of HMS Defender.

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HMS Defender (Table of Contents: 9)

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Frigate; Royal Navy; sailing ship

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Repeat of Sequence 1, but with pages reversed.

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Adventure on the high seas!

Genre

historical; war

Characters

Jack Hoyton; Lieutenant Tremain; Hewitt; seamen

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Panels excerpted from interior