The Devil in Paradise: Captain Putnam in Hawaii

by James L Haley

Book Overview

The gripping naval saga by award-winning historian James L. Haley ventures into the Pacific, as Captain Bliven Putnam takes on pirates in the Philippines and diplomatic relations in Hawaii.

Following the at-sea victories of the War of 1812 and the Second Barbary War--and in an ever-increasing push for global presence--the United States is finally expanding its Navy in earnest. Bliven Putnam, now Captain of the sloop-of-war Rappahannock,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399171126
• ISBN13: 9780399171123
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"