On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:28:06 -0700, Garth Almgren
wrote:

Around 4/13/2005 8:18 AM, Jim M wrote:

Hi

I'm starting to read Master and Commander (I didn't see the movie) by
Patrick O'Brian.

I love that series! I highly recommend reading the whole series before
you see the movie, but _do_ see the movie too; it's one of my favorites,
one of those rare movies that is suitable for virtually endless repeated
viewings.

I started off as a kid with Forrester and Hornblower, graduated to
Kent and the Bolitho series, read most of O'Brian. They are all very
good and have companion books which explain different aspects. If you
manage to get through all of them, you come away with a fairly good
idea of how a sailing vessel does what they do.

However, if you are really interested in this type of genre, you might
want to try "Master Mariner" by Nicholas Monsarrat.

http://tinyurl.com/63yxl

There is a great description of fire ships and other nautical type
stuff along with a great story line. Great book.

Later,

Tom