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The Autobiography of a Seaman
The exploits of the British admiral who inspired the likes of Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester.
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388 pages
Published
March 1st 2000
by The Lyons Press
(first published July 1st 1996)
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One of my favorite '90s bands, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion spat lyrics that often included their band name or shrilled, "You gonna know my name!", as if they were doing their own advertising right there and then, in song, because if you don't blow your own horn...fuck, no one else will.
That's how it was back in the old days. You had to toot your own flute to get ahead, and sometimes just to get your own, your just desserts. Military leaders of the past especially had to head up their own pub ...more
That's how it was back in the old days. You had to toot your own flute to get ahead, and sometimes just to get your own, your just desserts. Military leaders of the past especially had to head up their own pub ...more
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The Autobiography of a Seaman would be an interesting addition to a historical reference library, but I would not recommend it for "Entertainment" reading. Lord Cochrane dryly describes his seafaring ventures in a catalogic manner, reserving emotion for his dealings with various naval and government authorities (and defending himself from same). That being said, fans of various fictitious British sailing officers owe quite a lot to Lord Cochrane's exploits and will recognize many of the adventur
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Amazing book, this man's life is more eventful than any fictional character, you have to keep reminding yourself that this is not fiction.
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Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, 1st Marquess of Maranhão, GCB, ODM (14 December 1775 – 31 October 1860), styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a Scottish naval flag officer of the Royal Navy and radical politician.
He was a daring and successful captain of the Napoleonic Wars, leading the French to nickname him Le Loup des Mers ('The Sea Wolf').
He was dismissed from the R ...more
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He was a daring and successful captain of the Napoleonic Wars, leading the French to nickname him Le Loup des Mers ('The Sea Wolf').
He was dismissed from the R ...more
