"The Letter Of Marque"

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  • Garrett Lowell
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2002
    • 3741

    "The Letter Of Marque"

    I finished it a few days ago. It's my favorite book of the series so far, I think. I'm about knee-deep in "The Thirteen Gun Salute".
    Berryville, VA: A quaint little drinking community with a farming problem.
  • George.
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2004
    • 17948

    #2
    My personal favorite is "Desolation Island."

    But do tell us, sir, for the sake of a pleasant discussion, what did you find so intriguing about "The Letter of Marque?"

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    • uncas
      Ancient Mariner
      • Sep 2004
      • 11649

      #3
      It is only as good if the country that issued it wins. Otherwise, those with the letter are and always will be considered pirates on the open sea and subject to the usual punishment for pirates.

      [ 03-18-2006, 05:48 PM: Message edited by: uncas ]

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      • glowell222
        Senior Member
        • Apr 2002
        • 3741

        #4
        I think I like the redemption; the Phoenix-like return. I don't want to give it away for those who haven't read it.
        Berryville, VA: A quaint little drinking community with a farming problem.

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        • uncas
          Ancient Mariner
          • Sep 2004
          • 11649

          #5
          Sorry. I thought you were referring to the original Letters of Marque not a series.

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          • Peter Malcolm
            Senior Member
            • Aug 2002
            • 18515

            #6
            Oh, the year was 1776
            How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
            A Letter of Marque came from the King
            to the scummiest vessel I'd ever seen
            Goddam them all

            I was told we cruise the seas
            for American gold
            We'd fire no guns
            Shed no tears
            Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
            The last of Barrett's privateers
            Wooden boats are like shingles, recurring, and often painful.

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