A thorough seaman: The ships' logs of Horatio Nelson's early voyages imaginatively explored

by Pauline Hunter Blair

Horatio Nelson is one of Britain's great heroes and his later life is well documented. Pauline Hunter Blair offers us a rare chance to explore his early years -through research and reconstruction. Before Horatio Nelson was 18, he had sailed towards all points of the compass: as captain's servant, coxswain of the captain's gig, able-bodied, foretop man, and midshipman.

272 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2000

About the author

Pseudonym for Pauline Clarke