books by F. Van Wyck Mason (rascals armored galleon)

books by F. Van Wyck Mason

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Rascals' Heaven
F. Van Wyck Mason

Hutchinson, 1965

Novel about General Oglethrope and his colony in Georgia.

2 reviews
F. van Wyck Mason

Pocket Books, 1962

A rousing read
This book is a fictionaized account of real events. It has great insights on naval history including state-sanctioned piracy, sharing the spoils of looting, looting etiquite, scruvy, and life at sea. Lots of fun!

Dardanelles Derelict

1 review
F.Van Wyck Mason

Doubleday, 1949

Just Pretending To Be A Drunkard
This is the fourteenth Hugh North story and the first one to present a cold war adventure. North is in Turkey pretending to be drunk and disillusioned but he is really trying to penetrate a network of communist spies. The goal is to obtain a certain microfilm containing secrets which will allow the United States to regain the lead from Russia in the development of missiles and bacteriological ...

Cutlass Empire

1 review
F. Van Wyck Mason

Doubleday, 1949

Excellent Historical Fiction
I found this book by accident, although I had read other Mason novels. It was a delight, painting a compelling portrait of both the man and the times in which he lived. The detail was well-researched and thorough. In my opinion this is a much superior portrayal than Michener's in "Caribbean," in which Morgan is just passed off as the bad pirate that sacked Panama. I have learned that John ...

Armored Giants

1 review
F. Van Wyck Mason

Little, Brown, 1980

Very Meaningful
This is a fantastic civil war story and it's very touching.

The Winter At Valley Forge (Landmark Books No. 33)
F. Van Wyck Mason

Random House, 1953

Foreword: To those readers who may wonder how exactly I have stuck to facts and incidences in The Winter at Valley Forge, I wish to say that the only fictional characters are Gil Weston, Silver Hawk, Corporal Cassidy, and Farmer Matson, who represents a family well known in those parts. All units and their officers are authentic.