{"product_id":"the-falmouth-frigate-an-isaac-biddlecomb-novel-hardcover","title":"The Falmouth Frigate: An Isaac Biddlecomb Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames L. Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year 1777 is bleak indeed for the cause of American Independence, with the British army twice defeating Washington and taking the capital city of Philadelphia and the Royal Navy sweeping aside the defenses of the Delaware Bay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd for Captain Isaac Biddlecomb and the men of the half-built frigate \u003ci\u003eFalmouth, \u003c\/i\u003e things are direr still. After managing to slip through a British blockade, they find themselves trapped in a desolate harbor on the New Jersey coast and menaced not by the British but by the outlaw bands that terrorize the countryside and see \u003ci\u003eFalmouth\u003c\/i\u003e as a potentially valuable prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeserter Angus McGinty steals Biddlecomb's most potent weapon, the captured British sloop \u003ci\u003eSparrowhawk, \u003c\/i\u003eleaving him to face the ruthless Pine Robbers on his own, with only his diminished crew and the near-useless local militia to help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Virginia Biddlecomb, trapped in occupied Philadelphia, sees her chance to play a clandestine role in the fight. In the course of her activities, however, she lets slip information that will put her husband, his ship, and his crew in mortal danger, leading to a desperate race to get the unwieldy \u003ci\u003eFalmouth\u003c\/i\u003e to a place beyond the reach of the Royal Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames L. Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of more than twenty works of maritime fiction and history. His books cover the gamut from Vikings to piracy in Colonial America to naval action during the American Revolution and the Civil War. His novel \u003ci\u003eGlory in the Name\u003c\/i\u003e was the winner of the American Library Association\/William Young Boyd Award for Best Military Fiction and his nonfiction \u003ci\u003eGeorge Washington's Secret Navy \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Naval Order's Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature. He has lectured all over the country and has appeared on the Discovery Channel, History Channel, and BookTV. He currently lives in Harpswell, Maine, with his former \u003ci\u003eGolden Hinde\u003c\/i\u003e shipmate and wife, Lisa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766696509728,"sku":"9781493068562","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bf7ad2138e42b19339d1afa4bcf3ee06.webp?v=1780296968","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-falmouth-frigate-an-isaac-biddlecomb-novel-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}