Der rote Freibeuter

James Cooper

Cooper’s historical sea novel begins in 1759 in the port of Newport, Rhode Island. Young sailor Harry Wilder and his companions Dick Fid and Scipio enter the orbit of the enigmatic freebooter known as the Red Rover. At sea, the encounter becomes a contest of deception, testing, and shifting loyalties, while storms and battles frame questions of command, freedom, identity, and allegiance.