From the moment that Master and Commander; the first of Patrick O'Brian's sequence of 20 novels about the 19th century British Royal Navy officer Jack Aubrey and his surgeon colleague Stephen Maturin; was published in 1970; critics hailed his work as a masterpiece of historical recreation. Called "the best historical novels ever written" by the New York Times; the books have sold millions of copies. This first full-color illustrated companion to the Aubrey-Maturin series; timed to coincide with the release of the blockbuster Twentieth-Century Fox film adaptation starring Russell Crowe; explains the fascinating physical details of Jack Aubrey's fictional world. An in-depth historical reference; it brings to life the political; cultural; and physical setting of O'Brian's novels. Annotated drawings; paintings; and diagrams reveal the complex parts of a ship and its rigging; weaponry; crew quarters and duties; below-deck conditions; and fighting tactics; while maps illustrate the location featured in each novel.
#721584 in Books University Press of America 2006-08-02Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.08 x .78 x 7.44l; .92 #File Name: 0761834532274 pages
Review
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Important convincing analysis of church-state relationshipBy ScurvyOaksIf you take biblical authority seriously and are interested in how Christians should interact with the civil authorities; this is a must-read. Prof. Olree; an evangelical; provides a biblically based critique of the positions concerning the role of government taken by most American evangelicals on both the political right and the political left. The book contains insightful analysis and reaches conclusions that I think are generally correct. The reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is that this book might have benefited from greater prepublication input from others. The author really labors a couple of points and includes a few bad arguments and a few other weak ones. He also doesn't place as much emphasis as he might on some arguments that provide strong support for his conclusions. I hope Prof. Olree will continue to write on these themes; with even greater persuasive effect.
