Cochrane the Dauntless

The Life and Adventures of Thomas Cochrane, 1775-1860

By: David Cordingly

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Paperback | 7 July 2008 | Edition Number 1

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Patrick O'Brian, C.S. Forester and Captain Marryat based their heroes on Thomas Cochrane, but as David Cordingly shows, Cochrane's own real life exploits were far more daring and exciting than those of his fictional counterparts. Cochrane's impulsive nature lay behind his early success, and also behind the scandal that saw him blackballed. Taking his wounded pride and his abilities as a naval commander to South America, he helped liberate Chile, Peru and Brazil before returning home to restless retirement. Drawing on his own travels and original research, Cordingly tells the rip-roaring story of the ultimate Romantic hero who helped define his age.

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'The real Master and Commander' Sunday Telegraph 'Cordingly is a brilliant historian' Daily Telegraph 'Intriguing and satisfying ... Cochrane packed enough drama and history to shame both Horatio Nelson and Sir Francis Drake ... O'Brian fans will find great satisfaction in smoking out similarities and differences between Cochrane and Aubrey' Washington Post 'By rights, Thomas Cochrane should be as well known today as Francis Drake ... Cochrane's adventures in Chile, Peru and Brazil are among the most amazing in naval history' Sunday Times

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