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Richard Bolitho – Midshipman by Douglas Reeman, Michael Jayston · Booklabria

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Douglas Reeman, Michael Jayston
Richard Bolitho – Midshipman

RomanceChildren's fiction

Richard Bolitho – Midshipman

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First published: 1975
Editions: 13 in 3 languages

Synopsis

In 1772 a sixteen-year-old midshipman joins the crew of the "Gorgon" whose mission is to investigate the slave trade on Africa's west coast.

Subjects: Romance
Children's fiction
Historical
Great britain
War & Military
Sea stories
Set in: Great Britain
Time: 18th Century
Characters: Richard Bolitho

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13 in 3 languages

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English11 German1 Spanish1

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