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AudioThe Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald: Vol. 1
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LibriVox recording of The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald: Completing the "Autobiography of a seaman". Volume 1 by Henry Richard Fox Bourne; Thomas Barnes Cochrane. Read in English by Timothy Ferguson Lord Cochrane was a Napoleonic-era sea captain, whose adventures were the source material for many popular series of naval fiction. He started to write a biography but passed away after completing only two volumes. This work, co-authored by a naval historian and Cocharne's son, completes his "Autobiography of a Seaman". In this volume, Cochrane helps the Chilean navy defeat the Pacific navy of Spain, and then takes command of the navy of Brazil. It ends with him sailing to Greece, to aid them in rebellion against their Ottoman overlords - Summary by Timothy For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (251MB)
Directors & creators
Henry Richard Fox Bourne; Thomas Barnes Cochrane
Subjects
librivox; audiobooks;British Navy
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