King's Pyrate Posted November 11, 2004 Posted November 11, 2004 I just visited Tall Ships Books and found a great buy. "The Sweet Trade" by James L. Nelson under the pen name Elizabeth Garrett. It is about Ann Bonny and Mary Reed for $6.99.....They also have the revised verson with James L. Nelson using his own name for $16.95 called "The only Thing That Mattered." Thought I would pass it on. KP
Captain Charlotte Savvy Posted November 11, 2004 Posted November 11, 2004 I need more money. Seriously, though -- this definitely goes on my wish list. Along with "The Witch from the Sea" (or whatever that one's called) ... "Pirates ... were of that old breed of rover whose port lay always a little farther on, a little beyond the skyline ... if they lived riotously let it be urged in their favor that at least they lived." ~ John Masefield Those who live by the sword, get shot instead.
JoshuaRed Posted November 11, 2004 Posted November 11, 2004 Now THAT is funny! I bought that book when it first came out - it was very good. In fact I think it's far better than James Nelson's other books...and I had NO idea that HE wrote it until you enlightened me. Fascinating!
PirateQueen Posted November 11, 2004 Posted November 11, 2004 Excellent book, one of my favorites. I found out that the author was really James L. Nelson last month in the last issue of No Quarter Given. I was surprised at first, but then it made complete sense. I love Nelson's writing style, he's a terrific storyteller. I've only read his Marlowe series and also his Biddlecomb series, as well as The Sweet Trade, and they're all excellent. (I understand he's written some books about the Civil War, but since I'm not terribly interested in that genre, I haven't read them. I'll bet they're as enjoyable as the pirate and revolutionary war stories, though!) Melusine de la Mer "Well behaved women rarely make history." - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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