Tom Bowling is a Londoner born into a seafaring family in the Neckinger, a part of Bermondsey allegedly named after the Devil's Neckinger or noose worn by pirates executed there.
He is writing a series of novels about Jean Cotterrel, set at the end of the 18th century at sea, in Britain, in the Channel Islands and in Revolutionary France.
Age of Sail: Fiction
AOS Naval Fiction |
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| Series: Jean Cotterrel | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| 1794 | The Antigallican | Jersey fishing captain, Jean Cotterell is rescued by a French frigate off the Grand Banks of Nova Scotia |
Non-Fiction
AOS Other Non-Fiction |
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| Series: n/a | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| Pirates and Privateers | This is a lively history of piracy, from ancient times through the Renaissance "privateers" with their Letters of Marque | |
| A Brief History of Pirates and Buccaneers | Explores many of the myths and true stories about the notorious outlaws of the oceans | |