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    The Continental Risque: An Isaac Biddlecomb Novel
    The Continental Risque: An Isaac Biddlecomb Novel
    The Continental Risque: An Isaac Biddlecomb Novel
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    The Continental Risque: An Isaac Biddlecomb Novel

    By James L. Nelson

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    Nelson's exciting seafaring series continues. As cries for independence ring through the chambers of the Second Continental Congress, Captain Isaac Biddlecomb and his crew are called upon to engage the Royal Navy.

    Isaac Biddlecomb, now captain of the converted merchantman Charlemagne, a newly commissioned brig-of-war in the Continental Navy of 1776, is being pursued by his archenemy, HMS Glasgow. Through a series of clever yachting maneuvers, Biddlecomb eludes the larger enemy ship, impresses the love of his life, Virginia Stanton, daughter of his old mentor, and makes himself a hero. After a brief and somewhat tedious stay on shore—during which the reader is treated to cameos of Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and other founding fathers—the captain and his ship join the fledgling Continental fleet and the salt breeze invigorates Nelson's tale as his hero sails through various adventures in the Bahamas.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRowmanLittlefield
    Release dateNov 1, 2021
    ISBN9781493061891
    The Continental Risque: An Isaac Biddlecomb Novel
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    James L. Nelson

    James L. Nelson has served as a seaman, rigger, boatswain, and officer on a number of sailing vessels. He is the author of By Force of Arms, The Maddest Idea, The Continental Risque, Lords of the Ocean, and All the Brave Fellows -- the five books of his Revolution at Sea Saga. -- as well as The Guardship: Book One of the Brethren of the Coast. He lives with his wife and children in Harpswell, Maine.

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      I liked this book, and this series better. Sadly I haven't read the middle book, but i think I'll go buy it now. This one was better than the first in that the villian, while dislikeable was at least reasonably competent. I still think Nelson could use a villan to match his hero Cpt Issac Biddlecomb. So far Biddlecomb totally outclasses his enemies. It was also I though, a very good example of setting a fictional tale into a factual event.