Project Gutenberg 2016-08-16 Public domain in the USA. 42 Barnes, James 1866 1936 Chapman, Carlton T. 1860 1925 Chapman, Carlton Theodore 02022856 With the Flag in the Channel; or, The Adventures of Captain Gustavus Conyngham Produced by MWS, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "With the Flag in the Channel; or, The Adventures of Captain Gustavus Conyngham" by James Barnes is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Captain Gustavus Conyngham, an irish-born American in the midst of the Revolutionary War, who is recruited for a risky mission involving privateering against British shipping. The narrative is set against the backdrop of the American struggle for independence, weaving historical events and characters into Conyngham's adventurous exploits. The opening of the novel introduces the bustling scene in a Philadelphia merchant's office, where we first meet Mr. James Nesbit and his kinsman, David Conyngham, who are plotting to recruit Captain Gustavus Conyngham for a critical mission. As they eat together in a coffeehouse, they discuss the urgency of their plans while being wary of enemy spies. Entering into the fray, we see Gustavus himself, fresh from a voyage, who is soon drawn into this web of intrigue involving covert operations that aim to support the colonies' fight against British rule. The initial chapters set the stage for Conyngham's development as a daring and unyielding leader, hinting at the thrilling adventures to follow as he takes command of a vessel and embarks on a treacherous journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 314352 314377 2024-09-22T04:53:30.956082 2023-09-23T03:36:31.077646 text/html text/html 311814 2016-08-15T20:11:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 1286509 2016-08-15T20:11:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1458168 2024-09-22T04:53:37.338063 application/epub+zip 1456481 2024-09-22T04:53:32.105066 application/epub+zip 208700 2024-09-22T04:53:31.501087 application/epub+zip 1543608 2024-09-22T04:53:41.304013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1517796 2024-09-22T04:53:36.749072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271929 2022-09-24T01:13:11.426812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280246 280049 2024-09-22T04:53:30.284131 2023-09-23T03:36:30.369651 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 280275 2016-08-15T20:11:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 104749 2016-08-15T20:11:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18984 2024-09-22T04:53:41.445006 application/rdf+xml 21950 2024-09-22T04:53:31.603078 image/jpeg 3390 2024-09-22T04:53:31.551061 image/jpeg 1288257 2024-09-22T04:53:31.017196 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia