Jonathan Eagle

by Alexander Laing

A wide-ranging novel of the awakening of raw, young America to its splendid destiny on the high seas. From Maine to Florida, the infant Republic was feeling its giant strength, its birth as a mighty sea-power. And one man made this whole, exciting, fabulous struggle his own - one man who called himself Jonathan Eagle.

He was captured by Algerian pirates, and sold into slavery; became the lover of a captive Spanish contessa; sailed to the far South Seas; fought for freedom in Ireland; suffered the horror of British press gangs; lived to become master of his own ship and his own fate as an American. . .
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424 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1955

About the author

Alexander Kinman Laing (1903 - 1976) was an American writer of non-fiction books.
He served as Educational Service Adviser at Dartmouth College, where he conducted seminars and workshops in creative writing and aided students in individual research projects.
In addition to writing and teaching, he also tried his hand at being a sailor, magazine editor, newspaper reporter, world traveler, and advertising copywriter.
Considered an outstanding authority onn sailing ships and marine history, Laing was the author of many books on men of the sea and their ships for both adults and young readers.
He lived in Norwich, Vermont before his death in 1976.