The Far Side Of The World by Patrick O'Brian
A Royal Navy captain sails HMS Surprise around Cape Horn during the War of 1812 to hunt a powerful American frigate preying on British whalers in the Pacific. With his close friend, the ship’s surgeon and intelligence agent, he endures brutal weather, scarcity, and shipboard tensions while navigating remote islands and encountering wonders of natural history, all building toward a perilous, hard-fought confrontation far from home.
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- Published
- 1984
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 350-400 pages
- Original Language
- English
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