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Just purchased Master and Commander and Post Captain at the bookstore last night. Since I was a little kid I always had an interest in naval history and warfare to various degrees, so it would seem I am in for a treat. First time reading this series. Unfortunately, they didn't have A Sea of Words or anything, so I imagine I will be zoning out a bit once the nautical terms really start picking up.
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Finished Master & Commander and have just jumped into Post Captain. Really amazing journey so far. I had a couple of starts and stops with the first book (can't tell you how many times I read that opening concert scene), but once they got out to sea the pages flew by and I was hooked. I ended up buying Sea of Words and Harbours and High Seas, the latter being nice because it is sometimes hard to picture where they are at currently. While I found most of the scenes on shore in the first book boring, it's completely different in Post Captain and I am enjoying the change of pace. I think I am going to buy a used copy of Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections: Man-Of-War, it's a "childrens" book that I remember getting all the time in the library, and would probably come in handy for visualizing the life on a ship.
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