The Privateersman

by Richard Woodman Book 2 in the The William Kite Naval Adventures series.

First published 2000

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The Seven Years’ War is over and William Kite has become a prosperous Liverpool ship-owner, married and increasingly responsible for the family business. The stability he has built is shattered by deception and personal tragedy, driving him back to the sea at the moment Britain’s Atlantic world is entering another political crisis.

Kite becomes involved in the unrest that will develop into the American Revolution, where merchants, sailors and privateers must decide which laws and loyalties still apply. Personal loss makes the political upheaval more than background. He must rebuild his purpose in a maritime world where yesterday’s subjects can become enemies and where commerce, private violence and war are increasingly difficult to separate.