{"product_id":"annapolis-paperback","title":"Annapolis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the days of pirate raids on the Chesapeake to swift-boat actions in Vietnam, the Staffords and their traditional rivals, the Parrishes, struggle with foreign enemies and each other to build a navy and a nation. They march across the deserts of Tripoli, sail into the South Seas to battle the British and dally with the native girls, fight aboard the \u003ci\u003eMerrimac \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eMonitor\u003c\/i\u003e, fly into the battle of Midway, and look into the living faces of all four men on Mount Rushmore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Stafford descendant Susan Browne sets out to film a documentary about her famous ancestry, her work sweeps her into the past, to celebrate Stafford victories, mourn their losses, and confront their secrets. \u003ci\u003eAnnapolis\u003c\/i\u003e is William Martin's most ambitious novel, a tale of romance and courage, honor and patriotism, an ode to the men and women who have made the proud traditions of the United States Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWILLIAM MARTIN, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of ten novels, is best known for his historical fiction, which has chronicled the lives of the great and the anonymous in American history while bringing to life legendary American locations, from \u003ci\u003eCape Cod \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eAnnapolis\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe City of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eBack Bay, \u003c\/i\u003eintroduced Boston treasure hunter Peter Fallon, who is still tracking artifacts across the landscape of our national imagination. Martin's subsequent novels, including \u003ci\u003eHarvard Yard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Citizen Washington\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Constitution \u003c\/i\u003ehave established him, as a \"storyteller whose smoothness matches his ambition.\" (Publishers Weekly) He has also written an award-winning PBS documentary and one of the cheesiest horror movies ever made. Nevertheless, he was the recipient of the 2005 New England Book Award, given to \"an author whose body of work stands as a significant contribution to the culture of the region.\" There are now over three million copies of his books in print. He has three grown children and lives near Boston with his wife\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 882\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.96 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52521801056563,"sku":"9780765392251","price":41.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aGhsaEp3YTltLzR6SDZGdjVROE15QT09.webp?v=1760536461","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/annapolis-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}