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<b>An incomparable seaman, ferociously combative yet chivalrous, Edward Pellew might have served as the model for Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey.</b><br><br>Edward Pellew, captain of the legendary <i>Indefatigable</i>, was quite simply the greatest British frigate captain in the age of sail. Left fatherless at age eight, with a penniless mother and five siblings, Pellew fought his way from the very bottom of the navy to fleet command. Victories and eye-catching feats won him a public following. Y
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- Author
- Exmouth, Edward Pellew; Taylor, Stephen
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780393089677
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Memoir
- Rating
- 4.12 / 5 (201 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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