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852 A.D. For nearly a hundred years the Northmen have swept out of the countries of Scandinavia, sailing their fast, lean ships to the shores of England and Ireland, Frisia, Frankia, …

Today, James L. Nelson is the author of more than twenty works of maritime fiction and history. His books cover the gamut from Vikings to piracy in Colonial America, the naval action of the …

Marlowe sets out in pursuit of the ex-slave turned pirate, struggling to maintain control over his crew – rough privateers who care only for plunder – and following James's trail of destruction. …

Nelson’s book, George Washington’s Great Gamble and the Sea Battle That Won the American Revolution, recounts the events that led to French supremacy at sea and the resulting …

A sample chapter and purchase information for James L. Nelson's novel Fin Gall: A Novel of Viking Age Ireland

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A sample chapter and purchase information for James L. Nelson's novel Fin Gall: A Novel of Viking Age Ireland

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