SEA ROAD TO YORKTOWN

by Harvey Haislip ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 7, 1960

Sea Road to Yorktown continues the adventures of the young American seaman, Thomas Potter, during the Revolutionary War. Midshipman Potter has just completed a mission for Benjamin Franklin in Paris when he signs aboard the Princess, a French privateer, under an American master sailing for Martinique. The British have begun a blockade of the West Indian ports and the Princess becomes a smuggler running sugar between the islands. There are some struggles at sea, the ship's captain dies, Potter takes over and the Princess now sails under a French flag. He falls in love with the wife of a French islander, guiltily, because of his attachment to the daughter of Lord Milholme back on the continent, but their romance is hopeless. Finally, the French naval forces are sent to Chesapeake Bay in an effort to block Cornwallis' avenue of escape and this successfully completed with the fall of Yorktown the Princess sets sail again for the Indies where she is overtaken by the British. But the war is really over for the British and Potter decides to stay on the sea, presumably trading in the islands, now that Denise has appeared on the scene. Harvey Haislip is a retired naval officer. The merit of this novel, and his previous sea adventures, lies in his careful and knowledgeable handling of his subject and has nothing to do with style or the believability of his hero.

Pub Date: Oct. 7, 1960

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1960

Categories: FICTION