Historical fiction book · Open Library
Powder Monkey
Unknown author · historical fiction
Thirteen-year-old Sam endures harsh conditions, battles, and a shipwreck after being pressed into service aboard the HMS Miranda during the Napoleonic Wars.
About this historical novel
Powder Monkey by Unknown author is historical fiction rooted in Global / multiple. Thirteen-year-old Sam endures harsh conditions, battles, and a shipwreck after being pressed into service aboard the HMS Miranda during the Napoleonic Wars.
On HisFic we tag it under 1. Literary historical fiction so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include juvenile fiction, fiction, sea stories, naval history, and napoleonic wars, 1800-1815.
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Plot summary
Thirteen-year-old Sam endures harsh conditions, battles, and a shipwreck after being pressed into service aboard the HMS Miranda during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Regions & places
Global / multiple
Themes
- juvenile fiction
- fiction
- sea stories
- naval history
- napoleonic wars, 1800-1815
- children's fiction
- adventure and adventurers, fiction
- great britain, history, naval, fiction
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open-library