In his series of novels THE HARRIMAN ADVENTURES Barton chronicles the thrilling navy career of Corrie Harriman, press-ganged into the navy on what was probably a dark and stormy night, along with her brother Jim. Mistaken for a boy, she quickly learned from the other women in His Britannic Majesty’s frigate Swift that she had to stay a boy and to dress like a boy if she wanted to earn her pay and to rise from the ranks to become an officer. And rise from the ranks she did!
MIDSHIPMAN HARRIMAN is fiction based on sound historical evidence. There were woman serving in Nelson’s time. One woman gave birth during the battle of the Glorious First of June, while another was Captain of the Maintop for eleven years in the Queen Charlotte. The Harriman tale is also makes a thrilling read. You can smell the salt in the air and hear the seabirds. You can follow Corrie into battle, and be with her as she fights single-handed with Frigate Captain Jean-Pierre Troude of the Tonnerre. Join Corrie on her first voyage by sampling the early chapters of the book at:
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