Golden Ocean Series by Patrick O'Brian

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  • The Golden Ocean (Golden Ocean #1)
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    The Golden Ocean (Golden Ocean #1)

    Patrick O'Brian

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1956

    In the year 1740, Commodore (later Admiral) George Anson embarked on a voyage that would become one of the most famous exploits in British naval history. Sailing through poorly charted waters, Anson and his men encountered disaster, disease, and astonishing success. They circumnavigated the globe and seized a nearly incalcuable sum of Spanish gold and silver, but only one of the five ships survived... more

  • The Unknown Shore [UNABRIDGED] (Golden Ocean #2)
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    The Unknown Shore [UNABRIDGED] (Golden Ocean #2)

    Patrick O'Brian

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1959

    Patrick O'Brian's first novel about the sea, The Golden Ocean, took inspiration from Commodore George Anson's fateful circumnavigation of the globe in 1740. In The Unknown Shore, O'Brian returns to this rich source and mines it brilliantly for another, quite different tale of exploration and adventure.The Wager was parted from Anson's squadron in the fierce storms off Cape Horn and struggled alone up the coast of Chile until she was driven against the rocks and sank... more

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