TY  - BOOK
AU  - Donachie,David
TI  - A treacherous coast
T2  - John Pearce
SN  - 9780750544597
PY  - 2017///
PB  - Magna
KW  - Pearce, John (Fictitious character)
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Seafaring life
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History, Naval
KW  - Thrillers (Fiction)
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Large type books
N1  - Adult
N2  - 1796. Pearce and his wife Emily are living in Bath, when Minister of War Henry Dundas turns up and suggests a second mission to the Vendee, this time as a liaison between the French emigres intending to land in Brittany and the British naval and military commanders who will accompany them. The proposed expedition looks promising and Pearce takes the bait. Once at sea, however, Pearce and his crew encounter a French fleet and an indecisive battle ensues off the Ile de Groix. Pearce, accompanied by his faithful Pelicans, must go ashore to check where the forces of the Republic are gathering to crush the rebels...
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