by William H. White (Author)
Isaac Biggs (from a Press of Canvas) ships as 3rd mate on the Salem Privateer General Washington in February 1813. His former shipmates and friends find berths on the US Navy frigate USS Constellation, but through a series of events, all but Isaac wind up on USS Chesapeake in Boston in time for her disastrous meeting with HMS Shannon. When the surviving crew in incarcerated in Melville Is. (Halifax) prison, Isaac and his crew of privateersmen play an important role in gaining their freedom. A combination of historical fiction and non-fiction woven seamlessly together to tell the story of the 2nd year in the War of 1812.
Author Biography
Mr. White is a former United States Naval officer with combat service. He is also an avid, life-long sailor. As a maritime historian, he specializes in Age of Sail events in which the United States was a key player and lectures frequently on the impact of these events on our history. White has seven historical novels and one non-fiction history to his credit, each set in the early 19th century and centered on the young American Navy. He has also written two books centered on the Royal Navy in the late 18th century, one dealing with the capture of the Bounty mutineers and one focusing on a major shipwreck on Grand Cayman where he lives when not in New Jersey. More information can be found on his website, www.seafiction.net.