The year is 1755.
William Kite, in the wrong place at the wrong time, and had been accused of murder.
He needs to get as far away as possible from his native Cumbria.
By a twist of fate, and also by vastly exaggerating his surgical skills, he finds himself installed on the Enterprize, a Guineaman, or slave ship, bound for the coast of West Africa.
Horrified by the brutality and inhumanity of the slave trade, Kite struggles with the duties in his new life.
But when the ship suffers from a devastating outbreak of the mysterious yellow fever, Kite is the only man left who can get the ship safely to shore.
From the Guinea coast to the West Indies, Rhode Island to Liverpool, Kite must survive the threats of storms, tropical diseases, the outbreak of the Seven Years’ War and forbidden love ...
‘The Guineaman’ is an authentic and adventurous tale, detailing the first half of William Kite’s fortunes on land and sea.
Born in London in 1944, Richard Woodman crewed in a Tall Ships race before becoming an indentured midshipman in cargo-liners at the age of sixteen. He has sailed in a variety of ships, including weather ships, lighthouse tenders and trawlers, serving from apprentice to captain. He is the creator of Nathaniel Drinkwater and in 1978 he won The Maritime Society's Barbara Harmer Award for a work of original maritime history and is the author of seventeen novels. A member of the Society for Nautical Research and the Navy Records Society, in his spare time Richard sails an elderly gaff cutter with his wife and two children.
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William Kite, in the wrong place at the wrong time, and had been accused of murder.
He needs to get as far away as possible from his native Cumbria.
By a twist of fate, and also by vastly exaggerating his surgical skills, he finds himself installed on the Enterprize, a Guineaman, or slave ship, bound for the coast of West Africa.
Horrified by the brutality and inhumanity of the slave trade, Kite struggles with the duties in his new life.
But when the ship suffers from a devastating outbreak of the mysterious yellow fever, Kite is the only man left who can get the ship safely to shore.
From the Guinea coast to the West Indies, Rhode Island to Liverpool, Kite must survive the threats of storms, tropical diseases, the outbreak of the Seven Years’ War and forbidden love ...
‘The Guineaman’ is an authentic and adventurous tale, detailing the first half of William Kite’s fortunes on land and sea.
Born in London in 1944, Richard Woodman crewed in a Tall Ships race before becoming an indentured midshipman in cargo-liners at the age of sixteen. He has sailed in a variety of ships, including weather ships, lighthouse tenders and trawlers, serving from apprentice to captain. He is the creator of Nathaniel Drinkwater and in 1978 he won The Maritime Society's Barbara Harmer Award for a work of original maritime history and is the author of seventeen novels. A member of the Society for Nautical Research and the Navy Records Society, in his spare time Richard sails an elderly gaff cutter with his wife and two children.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
