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The True Story of Lord Nelson, Naval Hero
The True Story of Lord Nelson Naval Hero Author:Richard Houghton A few years before the outbreak of the American Revolution, a frail, twelve-year-old boy boarded an English ship to begin a career in the British Navy, a career in which he would distinguish himself and be called Britain's greatest naval hero. — Whether aboard a frigate, a ship of the line, or a converted merchantman, hardship and peril weree par... more »t of a day's work at sea in those days of sailing ships.
Horatio Nelson was a man of indomitable spirit who grew in stature as a naval strategist until, among other things, he kept Napoleon from gaining control of the Channel and making England a province of France.« less