Bloomsbury U.K.
Available: 11/17/06
5.08 x 7.80 · 288 pages
978-0-7475-7721-8
CDN $15.95 · pb

Ages 9–11

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Powder Monkey

The Adventures of Sam Witchall

Paul Dowswell

First in a series, Powder Monkey is an epic naval adventure set in the 1800s that follows a 13-year-old boy press-ganged into a perilous life as powder monkey on a royal navy ship. The job is dangerous, the crew brutal, and war rages between France and Spain.

Award-winning nonfiction author Paul Dowswell worked with a naval expert to create this meticulously researched glimpse into life at sea. This new edition is printed in brown ink on beautiful parchment-colour paper, with a line illustrated map as well as vignettes throughout.

Paul Dowswell has written or co-written over 50 books, among them titles in the Newspaper Histories series.