The Chesapeake Command
Shipwreck, Indian raids and the threat of war with Great Britain confront two U.S. Navy officers, one Irish, one black, in the Pacific Northwest on the eve of the American Civil War. Rory Dunbrody and Tobias St. John, sea officers and best friends, are thrust into armed confrontation with the British over possession of remote San Juan Island. only their deft diplomacy averts a shooting war. Then, these two comrades from the lowest social orders of the day are separated by the advent of civil war. Rory, now a Confederate lieutenant, and Tobias, a Union sailing master, struggle to maintain their friendship as they battle the enemy, and one another, in New Orleans, Chesapeake Bay and on the Carolina coasts.
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The Chesapeake Command
Shipwreck, Indian raids and the threat of war with Great Britain confront two U.S. Navy officers, one Irish, one black, in the Pacific Northwest on the eve of the American Civil War. Rory Dunbrody and Tobias St. John, sea officers and best friends, are thrust into armed confrontation with the British over possession of remote San Juan Island. only their deft diplomacy averts a shooting war. Then, these two comrades from the lowest social orders of the day are separated by the advent of civil war. Rory, now a Confederate lieutenant, and Tobias, a Union sailing master, struggle to maintain their friendship as they battle the enemy, and one another, in New Orleans, Chesapeake Bay and on the Carolina coasts.
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The Chesapeake Command

The Chesapeake Command

by Les Eldridge
The Chesapeake Command

The Chesapeake Command

by Les Eldridge

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Shipwreck, Indian raids and the threat of war with Great Britain confront two U.S. Navy officers, one Irish, one black, in the Pacific Northwest on the eve of the American Civil War. Rory Dunbrody and Tobias St. John, sea officers and best friends, are thrust into armed confrontation with the British over possession of remote San Juan Island. only their deft diplomacy averts a shooting war. Then, these two comrades from the lowest social orders of the day are separated by the advent of civil war. Rory, now a Confederate lieutenant, and Tobias, a Union sailing master, struggle to maintain their friendship as they battle the enemy, and one another, in New Orleans, Chesapeake Bay and on the Carolina coasts.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780979484759
Publisher: Leeward Coast Press
Publication date: 01/06/2011
Series: Dunbrody St. John Series , #1
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 285
File size: 977 KB

About the Author

Les Eldridge retired from careers in elected office, university administration, and administrative law. He lives on Puget Sound and the island of O'ahu. This was his first novel.
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