Forceurs De Blocus

forceurs de blocus

by Jules Verne

Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, "Blockade Runners" follows the daring exploits of Captain James Playfair as he navigates treacherous waters to deliver vital supplies to the besieged Confederate city of Charleston. Along the way, he encounters a mysterious sailor and his niece, a young woman disguised as a man, who join his crew on a perilous mission to rescue her imprisoned father. Amidst the clash of cannonballs and the tangled threads of love, Playfair must overcome formidable obstacles and outwit the relentless Northern blockade to fulfill his mission and reunite a family torn apart by war.

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Verne is considered to be an important author in France and most of Europe, where he has had a wide influence on the literary avant-garde and on surrealism. His reputation was markedly different in an...

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