Ebb Tide (Mariner's Library Fiction C...
Richard WoodmanIt is 1843 and Captain Sir Nathaniel Drinkwater embarks on the paddle-steamer Vestal for an inspection of lighthouses on the west coast of England. Bowed with age and honors, the old sea officer has been drawn from retirement on half-...
In Distant Waters (Mariner's Library ...
Richard WoodmanFrom the tide-torn waters of the Thames, where Capt. Nathaniel Drinkwater is compelled to hang a deserter, to the seas off Cape Horn, storm-scoured gateway to the Pacific, the great cruiser Patrician is tense with the threat of mutiny...
Under False Colours (Mariner's Librar...
Richard WoodmanActing for the Admiralty’s Secret Department, Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater advertises his cargo of Russian military stores, thus embarking on a scheme to flout Napoleon’s Continental System and antagonize the French Empero...
1805 (Mariner's Library Fiction Class...
Richard WoodmanIn the tradition of C.S. Forester, ex-sailor Richard Woodman brings history to life in a rousing tale of daring deeds and clashing cutlasses. It is the summer of 1804 and Napoleon is massing his vast army for the invasion of England....