{"product_id":"newton-forster-alex-struik-9781490489759","title":"Newton Forster: The Merchant Service","description":"Newton Forster or, the Merchant Service was first published in 1832 . The book tells the story of the Master of a coastal brig in the Royal Navy, his adventures, shipwreck and love interests as well as a fictionalised account of the Battle of Pulo Aura in the Straits of Malacca. The Battle of Pulo Aura was a naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, fought on 14 February 1804, in which a large convoy of Honourable East India Company's East Indiamen, well-armed merchant ships, intimidated, drove off and chased a powerful French naval squadron. Captain Frederick Marryat (10 July 1792 - 9 August 1848) was an English Royal Navy officer, novelist, and noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story. He is known particularly for the semi-autobiographical novel \"Mr Midshipman Easy\" and his children's novel \"The Children of the New Forest\", as well as for a widely used system of maritime flag signalling, known as \"Marryat's Code\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Struik,Frederick Marryat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1490489754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781490489759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.05d","brand":"Alex Struik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485378457855,"sku":"9781490489759","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b3490cc-6e35-468e-b5a3-c24cb0858f1d.jpg?v=1778049373","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/newton-forster-alex-struik-9781490489759","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}