About “In the King's Name”
Set in 1819, this nautical novel follows Captain Adam Bolitho on an urgent, risky mission to sail quickly from Plymouth to Freetown, West Africa, carrying secret orders for the senior officer stationed there. With the slave trade newly declared illegal, ships are being scrapped and officers cut loose without hope of future commands, leaving Adam an object of envy and jealousy as he encounters the unexpected in Africa.
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