The complete text of Roberts' last historical novel, presented for the first time with contemporary--and conflicting--accounts of the shipwreck on which the novel was based.
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5 1/2 x 8 1/2 trim. Chart. Map. LC 95-43292
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a good book,
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This review is from: Boon Island: Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the *Nottingham Galley* (Paperback)
This is a must read book for those of you who like historical novels. It is about a ship that has wrecked on an island off the coast of Maine and how the crew survives. This book is written with the historical preciseness that Arundel and Northwest Passage are written with. This is one of the greatest historical novels
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This review is from: Boon Island: Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the *Nottingham Galley* (Paperback)
This book, while not one of Roberts's finest, is still a well-researched mini-masterpiece. It's depiction of real people in seemingly unreal conditions instead of themes on several levels works well for what it sets out to do.
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This review is from: Boon Island: Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the *Nottingham Galley* (Paperback)
I enjoyed reading this book for its authentic background. We will never be able to learn the whole truth as to what may have occurred during the tragic ordeal of those who were present, but Roberts tells a wonderful story anyhow. It's all history now.
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In late August 1731 the Duke of Lorraine briefly visited the port of Ostend, one of many cities on his tour of the Austrian Netherlands. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
foretopsail yard, caulking mallet, saucepan handle, desolate rock, two hammocks, tarred rope, faithful relation, ship ashore Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Captain Dean, Boon Island, Nottingham Galley, George White, John Dean, New England, Chips Bullock, Neal Butler, Captain John, Henry Dean, Captain Long, Christopher Langman, Cooky Sipper, Christopher Gray, Colonel Pepperrell, Kenneth Roberts, Captain Furber, Miles Whitworth, Nicholas Mellen, Harry Hallion, Swede Butler, Charles Whitworth, Woodes Rogers, Christ Church, John Wentworth New!
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In late August 1731 the Duke of Lorraine briefly visited the port of Ostend, one of many cities on his tour of the Austrian Netherlands. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
foretopsail yard, caulking mallet, saucepan handle, desolate rock, two hammocks, tarred rope, faithful relation, ship ashore Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Captain Dean, Boon Island, Nottingham Galley, George White, John Dean, New England, Chips Bullock, Neal Butler, Captain John, Henry Dean, Captain Long, Christopher Langman, Cooky Sipper, Christopher Gray, Colonel Pepperrell, Kenneth Roberts, Captain Furber, Miles Whitworth, Nicholas Mellen, Harry Hallion, Swede Butler, Charles Whitworth, Woodes Rogers, Christ Church, John Wentworth New!
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- Boon Island by Kenneth Roberts on 17 pages
- Kenneth Roberts (Twayne's United States Authors Series) by Jack Bales on 4 pages
- Rabble in Arms by Kenneth Roberts on 4 pages
- Northwest Passage by Kenneth Roberts on page 94, page 95, and page 97
- Cannibalism and the Common Law: A Victorian Yachting Tragedy by Brian Simpson on page 12, and page 17
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