{"product_id":"ship-of-the-line-9780316289368","title":"Ship of the Line","description":"\u003cb\u003eHornblower leads his first ship of the line into enemy waters in this installment of C. S. Forester's beloved adventure series, called \"exciting, realistic, packed with grand naval action\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e May 1810, seventeen years deep into the Napoleonic Wars. Captain Horatio Hornblower is newly in command of his first ship of the line, the seventy-four-gun HMS \u003ci\u003eSutherland\u003c\/i\u003e, which he deems \"the ugliest and least desirable two-decker in the Navy List.\" Moreover, she is 250 men short of a full crew, so Hornblower must enlist and train \"poachers, bigamists, sheepstealers,\" and other landlubbers.\u003cbr\u003eBy the time the Sutherland reaches the blockaded Catalonian coast of Spain, the crew is capable of staging five astonishing solo raids against the French. But the grisly prospect of defeat and capture looms for both captain and crew as the Sutherland single-handedly takes on four French ships. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fine sea tale, to be ranked with the best of its kind.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-112262\"\u003eC. S. Forester\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.46w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316289368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316289361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC047000\"\u003eSea Stories\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC002000\"\u003eAction \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eC. S. Forester (1899-1966) wrote many highly acclaimed novels, including the eleven-volume Hornblower saga and \u003ci\u003eThe African Queen\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44486035865837,"sku":"9780316289368","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_282f330c-c1de-4c7d-b5ab-5e490fb712d3.jpg?v=1747494601","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/ship-of-the-line-9780316289368","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}