James L. Nelson
James L. Nelson has written three historic naval fiction series and is also the writer of non-fiction books about naval activities during the American War of Independence.
The Revolution at Sea Saga is about Isaac Biddlecomb. It starts in 1775 with Biddlecomb as a merchant captain, but the American War of Independance sees him in the fledgling US Navy.
The Brethren of the Coast trilogy is about Thomas Marlowe, an American Privateer in the early years of the colonies.
The Samuel Bowater series is about the Confederate Navy and the age of early steam iron warships during the American Civil War.
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Year |
Book | Comment |
| 1775 | By Force of Arms | Biddlecomb is captured by a mad English captain |
| 1775 | The Maddest Idea | Biddlecomb is sent in search of gunpowder |
| 1776 | The Continental Risque | In command of the brig-of-war Charlemagne Biddlecomb heads for Bermuda |
| 1776 | Lords of the Ocean | Biddlecomb must transport Dr Benjamin Franklin to France |
| 1777 | All the Brave Fellows | Biddlecomb must rescue the new frigate Falmouth |
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Year |
Book | Comment |
| 1701 | The Guardship | Marlowe an ex-pirate is given command of the Virginia colony's guardship |
| 1702 | The Blackbirder | Marlowe must go after an old friend who slaughtered a slave ship's crew. |
| 1706 | The Pirate Round | Marlowe heads for the Indian Ocean |
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Year |
Book | Comment |
| 1861 | Glory in the Name | Lt. Samuel Bowater USN, a native of Charleston SC, accepts a commission in the nascent Confederate Navy, |
| 1862 | Thieves of Mercy | Having survived the bloody Battle of New Orleans Bowater has orders to take command of an ironclad warship being built in Memphis |
AOS Naval Non Fiction
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Year |
Book | Comment |
| Benedict Arnold's Navy | The Ragtag Fleet that Lost the Battle of Lake Champlain But Won the American Revolution | |
| George Washington's Secret Navy | How the American Revolution Went to Sea | |
| George Washington's Great Gamble | And the Sea Battle That Won the American Revolution | |
| Reign of Iron | The Story of the First Battling Ironclads, the Monitor and the Merrimack | |
AOS Pirate Fiction
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Year |
Book | Comment |
| The Only Life That Mattered | The Short and Merry Lives of Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Calico Jack Rackam | |
The author’s official web site is www.jameslnelson.com
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