{"product_id":"at-the-edge-of-honor-paperback","title":"At the Edge of Honor - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert N. Macomber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Macomber's Honor series of naval fiction follows the life and career of Peter Wake in the U.S. Navy during the tumultuous years from 1863 to 1901. \u003ci\u003eAt the Edge of Honor\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in the series and winner of the Patrick D. Smith Literary Award for Best Historical Novel of Florida. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1863. The Civil War is leaving its bloody trail across the nation as Peter Wake, born and bred in the snowy North, joins the U.S. Navy as a volunteer officer and arrives in steamy Florida for duty with the East Gulf Blockading Squadron. The idealistic Peter Wake has handled boats before, but he's new to the politics and illicit liaisons that war creates among men. Assigned to the \u003ci\u003eRosalie\u003c\/i\u003e, a tiny, armed sloop, Captain Wake commands a group of seasoned seamen on a series of voyages to seek and arrest Confederate blockade-runners and sympathizers, from Florida's coastal waters through to near the remote out-islands of the Bahamas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWake risks his reputation when he falls in love with Linda Donahue, whose father is a Confederate zealot, and steals away to spend precious hours with her at her Key West home. Their love is tested as Wake learns he must make the ugly decisions of war even in a beautiful, tropical paradise--decisions that take him up to the edge of honor.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert N. Macomber\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally recognized, award-winning maritime writer, lecturer, television commentator, expedition leader, and researcher, specializing in the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Named the \"2020 Writer of the Year\" by the Florida Writers Association, he is best known as the author of the acclaimed Honor Series of naval novels and is proud to have readers across the globe. His awards include the Florida Genealogy Society's Outstanding Achievement Award for his nonfiction work on Florida's maritime history, the Patrick Smith Literary Award for Best Historical Novel of Florida (\u003ci\u003eAt the Edge of Honor\u003c\/i\u003e), and the John Esten Cooke Literary Award for Best Work in Southern Fiction (\u003ci\u003ePoint of Honor\u003c\/i\u003e). He is the guest author at regional and international book festivals and was named by \u003ci\u003eFlorida Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as one of the 22 Most Intriguing Floridians of 2006. His sixth novel, \u003ci\u003eA Different Kind of Honor\u003c\/i\u003e, won the highest national honor in his genre: the American Library Association's 2008 W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction. Each year, Macomber travels approximately 15,000 sea miles around the globe, giving lectures and researching his novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48757420982521,"sku":"9781493051380","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cELwGgizJn9781493051380.webp?v=1785946502","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/at-the-edge-of-honor-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}