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The King's Chameleon

The King's Chameleon( )
Author: Woodman, Richard
Series title:A Kit Faulkner Naval Adventure Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7278-9691-9
Publication Date:May 2014
Publisher:Severn House
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $36.95
Book Description:

A thrilling Kit Faulkner naval adventure, set in turbulent historical times England, 1659. Captain Kit Faulkner’s house is prospering; his eldest son, Nathaniel, has recently returned from a profitable trip to Jamaica in the good ship Faithful, and his daughter, Hannah, has made a suitable match with a young sailor. But the resignation of the Lord Protector, Richard Cromwell, throws England into uncertainty. Will the republic flourish, or will a King...
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Book Details
Pages:480
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Historical / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.55 x 8.74 Inches
Book Weight:1.23 Pounds
Author Biography
Woodman, Richard (Author)
Richard Woodman was born in London. England in 1944. He became an indentured midshipman in cargo liners at the age of 16, which resulted in a 37 year nautical career. He became captain in 1980. He spent 11 years in command at sea, 6 years in operational management ashore, and is currently a Board Member of Trinity House, the authority responsible for navigational safety round the coast.

He is a regular correspondent for the shipping newspaper Lloyd's List. He has written over 50 books, a mixture of fiction and maritime history. His fiction works include the Nathaniel Drinkwater series, A Kit Faulkner Naval Adventure series, and The William Kite Trilogy. He received several awards including the Desmond Wettern Maritime Media Award in 2001 for his journalism, the Society of Nautical Research's Anderson Medal in 2005 for three major studies of convoy operations in the Second World War, and the Marine Society's Thomas Gray Medal in 2010 for his five-volume history of the British Merchant Navy.

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