The Golden Ocean

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In this journey across the seas with Commodore George Anson they will encounter mant dangerous situations, weather-wise, disease, and the exploration of unchartered waters. Colonel Cratcherode: Head of the land forces for the squadron, who Peter meets at dinner with the Commodore. a b Household, H. W. (1901). "Anson's Voyage Round the World. The Text Reduced". London: Rivingtons . Retrieved 28 June 2015. What is to follow is the prelude to the Aubrey/Maturin series, and its a story told with a lot of verve and human feeling, and where the historical details concerning this period of naval history has been superbly interwoven in this most remarkable seafaring tale.

Mr Elliot: Midshipman who helps Peter to understand the trigonometry after Funchal. He dies of scurvy while ship goes so slowly around Cape Horn. Library Journal noted that this book by O'Brian "set the course they [Aubrey-Maturin series] later followed." It is recommended for all ages: "A humorous adventure for all collections." [5] Mr Ransome: He is an older boy in the midshipmen's berth, once in the crew and promoted by Anson. He is tall and strong and at sea since age 8.There is emerging recognition of the crucial role it plays in the wider ecosystem ranging from the Atlantic to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. The Sargasso Sea is the earth’s only sea without a land boundary. Certainly the book improves once we are on board the Centurion and the Irish dimension is not so prevalent. The narration can, at times, seem jumpy. The narrators voice will suddenly smooth out probably from a new recording session as he does a tremendous job providing voices to characters that fit right in with their personalities. His characterizations of Peter, Sean, Ransom. and the rest really bring the story to life. But his narration of ship to ship action could use more liveliness. Centurion, Gloucester, Wager, Tryal and the pink Anna think they are west enough to turn north. Hopelessness pervades. Commodore Anson appears to be made of "iron and oak", a little more affable the worse the weather gets. Sean is captain of the foretop, as he performs well, being sure-footed and brave with frozen sails and ropes. Centurion reaches Juan Fernandez, staying there a few months to fix ships and heal the men with good food there. Peter spends a second birthday as a midshipman, having learned the tone of authority and grown out of his best clothes. Peter computes the losses of crew on Centurion, Gloucester and Tryal since leaving England: 961 sailed out, 626 dead after reaching Juan Fernandez. Tryal takes a prize, a Spanish merchant ship, which vessel replaces the damaged Tryal. Spanish passengers are well-treated, a wise move. Wager never makes this rendezvous. Reduced squadron sails north, reaching Paita. Centurion and Tryal crews take the town, made easier by the fear of the locals, who flee on seeing them. An Irishman living there tells Peter where the huge merchant treasure is. They take the ship with the merchant treasure, truly great wealth. All the crew become experts on the rules of sharing prizes, happy with the share they will see. They keep sailing north, aiming for the Acapulco Galleon, which sails between Manila and Acapulco with treasure. Missing the galleon, the Commodore sails west to Manila. Storm damaged Gloucester is burned at sea, and her crew taken aboard Centurion, the only ship of the squadron now. Finished " The Golden Ocean" before bed yesterday and read the first chapter of " Persuasion" because Rosamundeb has told me to read it ages ago and I'm in an Austen kind of mood. Somehow I only just noticed now what a small step it indeed is to go from O'Brian to Austen.

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Liam: Uncle to Sean and tenant to Peter's father ("farms my father's glebe" [6]), who rides with them to Cork, and takes the horses home.

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This one tells the story of a "wee Irish lad" who signs on as a midshipman. He hasn't even seen the ocean, nevermind actually been aboard a ship. He signed on to the *Centurian*, Commodore George Anson's boat, and thus was part of one of the most famous journeys of all time - a circumnavigation of the globe, where over 1,800 men started and only 188 finished. Read more about it here on Wikipedia.