Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. PREFACE xiii
5. PROLOGUE xix
6. PART ONE. RISING
7. 1. ORDEAL WITH ANSON 1740–44 3
8. 2. A LINCOLNSHIRE LAD 1755–59 19
9. 3. MAN AND BOY 1756–59 37
10. 4. HEART OF OAK 1759–61 52
11. 5. TO THE EASTERN SEAS 1760–70 66
12. 6. FARTHER STILL AND FARTHER 1768–88 81
13. 7. HANDS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC 1775–83 97
14. 8. BLACK GOLD 1750–90 113
15. 9. COMING HOME 1771–83 126
16. 10. FRUITS OF PEACE 1783–92 146
17. 11. ‘A TERROR TO SEAMEN’ 1788–92 162
18. INTERLUDE: THE DEEP 178
19. PART TWO. ATOP
20. 12. ‘THESE VALUABLE BUT HELPLESS PEOPLE’ 1792–97 189
21. 13. FAMILY AND FRIENDS 1793–98 207
22. 14. A RISING TIDE 1794–97 222
23. 15. REVOLUTION AT SPITHEAD 1797 238
24. 16. ‘THE MACHINATIONS OF EVIL INCENDIARIES’ 1797 254
25. 17. HELLFIRE AND REDEMPTION 1797–1801 274
26. 18. TOM BOWLING 1801–03 294
27. 19. APOTHEOSIS 1805 311
28. 20. WINNING WAYS 1806–09 328
29. 21. OLD FRIENDS, OLD FOES 1803–14 343
30. 22. PASSAGES TO WATERLOO 1809–15 354
31. 23. OVER THE SIDE 1816–36 369
32. 24. STORYTELLERS 1810–40 387
33. 25. SAFE MOOR’D 1820–40 405
34. 26. PAX BRITANNICA 1819–40 419
35. EPILOGUE 436
36. NOTES 440
37. BIBLIOGRAPHY 466
38. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 472
39. INDEX 475