{"product_id":"9781493068562","title":"Falmouth Frigate: An Isaac Biddlecomb Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNelson, James L.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMcBooks Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/1\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eThe year 1777 is bleak indeed for the cause of American Independence, with the British army twice defeating Washington and taking the capital city of Philadelphia and the Royal Navy sweeping aside the defenses of the Delaware Bay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd for Captain Isaac Biddlecomb and the men of the half-built frigate \u003ci\u003eFalmouth,\u003c\/i\u003e things are direr still. After managing to slip through a British blockade, they find themselves trapped in a desolate harbor on the New Jersey coast and menaced not by the British but by the outlaw bands that terrorize the countryside and see \u003ci\u003eFalmouth\u003c\/i\u003e as a potentially valuable prize. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeserter Angus McGinty steals Biddlecomb’s most potent weapon, the captured British sloop \u003ci\u003eSparrowhawk, \u003c\/i\u003eleaving him to face the ruthless Pine Robbers on his own, with only his diminished crew and the near-useless local militia to help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Virginia Biddlecomb, trapped in occupied Philadelphia, sees her chance to play a clandestine role in the fight. In the course of her activities, however, she lets slip information that will put her husband, his ship, and his crew in mortal danger, leading to a desperate race to get the unwieldy \u003ci\u003eFalmouth\u003c\/i\u003e to a place beyond the reach of the Royal Navy.","brand":"McBooks Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47418468073727,"sku":"9781493068562","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_426060f8-367a-4616-82ee-9b827d094627.jpg?v=1761751378","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781493068562","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}