The Maddest Idea Paperback - 1997
by James L. Nelson
Sailing in the wake of C.S. Forester, Nelson has done an excellent job of combining historical authenticity with firm characterization and lively action", says Nathan Miller, author of "Sea of Glory: A Naval History of the American Revolution". In "The Maddest Idea", a plan to capture much-needed British gunpowder is actually a trap laid by a traitor.
From the rear cover
Late summer, 1775, General George Washington discovers that his cache of gunpowder has dwindled to a mere nine shots per man. Desperate, he adopts the plan designed by a group of Rhode Island patriots - send a ship to Bermuda to capture British powder known to be there - as well as their recommendation for the man to lead to the mission: Captain Isaac Biddlecomb. But the plan is a trap, set by a traitor among the patriots, and one from which even Biddlecomb cannot escape. With treachery threatening the revolution, Washington dispatches his aide-de-camp, Major Edward Fitzgerald, to hunt the turncoat down. Meanwhile, Biddlecomb must rely on native cunning and seamanship to free his men and his ship, and to bring to the army near Boston the gunpowder that is the lifeblood of the nascent fight for liberty.
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- Title The Maddest Idea
- Author James L. Nelson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Original
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Atria Books, New York
- Date 1997-02-01
- ISBN 9780671519254 / 0671519255
- Weight 1.07 lbs (0.49 kg)
- Dimensions 8.03 x 5.04 x 1.17 in (20.40 x 12.80 x 2.97 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Sea stories
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96042484
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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- Booklist, 02/01/1997, Page 926
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