Cochrane
The Real Master and Commander
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Narrated by:
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John Lee
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Written by:
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David Cordingly
About this listen
Nicknamed le loup des mers ("the sea wolf") by Napoleon, Thomas Cochrane was one of the most daring and successful naval heroes of all time. In this fascinating account of Cochrane's life, historian David Cordingly 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 Drawing on previously unpublished papers, his own travels, wide reading, and the kind of original research that distinguished The Billy Ruffian, Cordingly tells the rip-roaring story of the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.
©2007 David Cordingly (P)2007 Tantor Media Inc.What the critics say
"[Listeners] can practically smell the salt air as Cordingly re-creates the age of sail." ( Kirkus)