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Title: Cochrane
Subtitle: The Life and Exploits of a Fighting Captain
Author: Robert Harvey
Narrator: Richard Matthews
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-14-05
Publisher: Books on Tape
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 89 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures
Publisher's Summary:
The life and adventures of Thomas Cochrane, a young man who rose from midshipman to admiral, are so extraordinary that, to paraphrase Patrick O'Brian, one has to suspend disbelief. In fact, O'Brian admitted to using Cochrane as the model for his character Jack Aubrey. Second only to Nelson among the heroes of the Royal Navy, Cochrane became a household name in Britain during the 1800s as the Admiralty called upon his extraordinary skill as a sailor, his mastery of gunnery, and his daring use of ruses, including flying under false colors, to overcome ships many times his size. His fearlessness became a byword and his life on land became as colorful as at sea. Here truly is a legendary hero.
©2000 Robert Harvey; (P)2000 Books on Tape, Inc.
Critic Reviews:
"All the publisher's promises about the audiobook being 'brilliant and thrilling' are true." (AudioFile)