Captain John Crane, 1800 - 1815


Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)

(4.7 stars; 20 reviews)

John and David grew up best of friends, outgoing and full of adventure. Living but miles from the sea west of Boston, right on the cusp of manhood at the end of America’s Revolutionary war, the ocean’s siren song beckoned to both. At the peak of adolescence, they struck out on foot in pursuit of their shared dream. Two days to Boston and only one day there found them aboard ship for a whirlwind of adventure beyond their wildest dreams. The next fifteen years shaped a future for the fledgling mariners that seems spun as a flaxen yarn --- were it not so historically accurate. - Summary by Tom Hirsch (7 hr 50 min)

Chapters

Who and What I am 23:34 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
Walking to Boston 22:18 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
Departure from Boston 20:02 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
Overhauled by a British War-Ship 24:16 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
The Flying Dutchman and His History 21:22 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
In Danger from a Waterspout 20:51 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
The Ghosts and How They were laid 19:47 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
A Congreve Rocket among Algerine Pirates 23:33 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
Trouble between the United States and Algiers 24:34 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
Escorted Beyond Danger 22:57 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
How the Evelyn was lost 23:10 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
A Voyage to China 24:46 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
David and I Visit Our Old Home 23:19 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
The Chesapeake and the Shannon 22:30 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
Fitting for Sea 23:18 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
A Conspiracy, and How It was defeated 20:51 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
Safe Return to New York 21:37 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
Destruction of the Guerrière by the Constitution 21:44 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
Escaping from a British Fleet 19:58 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
Prison Life at Dartmoor 20:42 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
Released on Parole 14:54 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
Epilogue 10:45 Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)

Reviews

well told tale. Being English l don't know who's side I 'm on!!


(5 stars)