Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander - Cordingly, David

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Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander by Cordingly, David Format: Hardcover with Dust JacketPublished by Bloomsbury USA, 2007 Nicknamed le loup des mers ("the sea wolf") by Napol eon, Thomas Cochrane was one of the most daring and successful naval heroes of all time. In this fascinating account of Cochrane's life, David Cordingly, author of the bestselling Under the Black Flag and The Billy Ruffian, unearths startling new details about the real-life "Master and Commander," from his daring exploits against the French navy to his role in the liberation of Chile, Peru, and Brazil, and the shock exchange scandal that forced him out of England and almost ended his naval career. Drawing on previously unpublished papers, his own travels, wide reading, and the kind of original research that distinguished The Billy Ruffian, Cordingly tells the rip-roaring story of the archetypal Romantic hero who conquered the seas and, in the process, defined his era.Product image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale. Show more