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Title: Best of the Bunch (so far ...)
Review: I love history, but I love it even more when I can get it in such a fast paced, absorbing, fictional account. From the trials and tribulations of George Washington and the Continental Army trapped on Long Island(?), to sailing the high seas with Ben Franklin and privateers led by the imaginary Capt. Biddlecomb, it doesn't get any better. I was gladly transformed back in time -- with my heart pounding, and my nostrils filling with the smells of the cool salt air, burning gunpowder and splintering pine -- as WE fought to gain just one more prize. And, oh ... don't forget the political intrigue. I've since read the other three volumes, all of which are great, but this remains my first tue love. In addition, you'll find any of these sea-faring novels much easier to read than O'Brien's. Try it.
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