Powder monkey
Subtitle: adventures of Sam Witchall
By: Paul Dowswell.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub.; Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9781582346755
Subjects: Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction.; Sea stories.; Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.; Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.; Juvenile fiction.
Description: Thirteen-year-old Sam endures harsh conditions, battles, and a shipwreck after being pressed into service aboard the HMS Miranda during the Napoleonic Wars.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.