The Continental Risque: An Isaac Biddlecomb Novel

by James L. Nelson

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Nelson's exciting seafaring trilogy concludes. 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, though, 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.

  • ISBN10 1493057626
  • ISBN13 9781493057627
  • Publish Date 1 January 2022 (first published 1 November 2021)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint McBooks Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 384
  • Language English