Hold Fast - A Boy''s Life Aloft

Hold Fast is a young adult, historical novel in the vein of Kidnapped. It combines maritime adventure, brutal story-telling, and a poignant sense of humor. In 1761, two young cousins are impressed into the English navy on the man-o-war Deptford and never see their home in Italy again. They travel across the ocean and survive countless threats, eventually making their way to the Colonies.

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By Marshall Highet and Bird Jones

Zusammenfassung

Hold Fast is a young adult, historical novel in the vein of Kidnapped. It combines maritime adventure, brutal story-telling, and a poignant sense of humor. In 1761, two young cousins are impressed into the English navy on the man-o-war Deptford and never see their home in Italy again. They travel across the ocean and survive countless threats, eventually making their way to the Colonies.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Marshall Highet, Marshall Jones Highet, Bird Jones
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 11 bis 18 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781493039432
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-3943-2
• Seiten: 232
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher; Humor, Action, Storm, young adult fiction, Kidnapped, 1700, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, Italy, Boy, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / General, Treasure Island, Atlantic Ocean, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), New World, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Shipwreck, Pirates, American colonies, maritime adventure, press-ganged, ocean voyage, man o war, English Navy, cabin boy, Colonial America