Daniel Edward Parkinson (1935-2001) was born in Liberal, Kansas. He wrote many novels which included the historical naval fiction series about Patrick Dalton
It is based on the life of an Irishman forced to flee the Royal Navy during the American war of independence
Age of Sail: Fiction
AOS Naval Fiction
Series: Patrick Dalton
The Fox & The Faith : 1775: Accused of treason Dalton escapes from New York in the schooner Faith
The Fox & The Fury : Smuggling cannon from the Chesapeake, Dalton faces an array of British and colonial warships, eventually capturing the Fury
The Fox & The Flag : Dalton escorts merchant ships to protect them from both English and rebel ships
The Fox & The Fortune : 1778: Dalton combats a pirate
Omnibus editions
The Fox & the Flag AND The Fox & the Fortune : The Fox & the Flag, The Fox & the Fortune