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"White cleverly recreates
the language and manners of days long past while sticking closely to
the basic historical facts. He weaves his fictional and historic
personages seamlessly into the context of the times and vividly brings
to life a time when the U.S. Navy was emerging from infancy to
adolescence."
William Dudley PhD
Chairman emeritus Navy Historical Foundation
On IN PURSUIT OF GLORY
“If you yearn to smell the salt air, hear the wind sing through the
rigging, and feel the roll of the sea beneath your feet, but you don't have a
ship of your own, step aboard In Pursuit of Glory. If you want to duck
British cannonballs and ride out storms at sea, all from the safety of
your favorite armchair, set sail with William White. If you do, he'll take you on a
fascinating voyage into American naval history, and you'll make port
edified and entertained.”
William Martin
NY Times bestselling author of Cape Cod, Annapolis, Citizen Washington,Back Bay,
Harvard Yard
“White’s skill as a novelist
and his passion for
historical accuracy put him on a course with Patrick O’Brian.”
William Fowler, Ph.D.
Dir. Massachusetts Historical Society
On THE GREATER THE HONOR
"...Read the trials and tribulations of Isaac Biggs and enjoyed them immensely.
Haven't read anything like this since Forester. You write better sea stories
than I do."
Clive Cussler
Author of the Dirk Pitt Series
On the WAR OF 1812 TRILOGY
"Sailors everywhere will rejoice in the salt spray, slanting decks and high
adventure of this lively yarn of the young American republic battling for its
rights at sea."
Peter Stanford, President
National Maritime Historical Society
"The book disappears - you find yourself right there watching the action
unfold."
The Age of Fighting Sail has been well portrayed by C.S. Forester, Patrick
O'Brian and their followers. But all of these writers saw the world from the
quarterdeck. Now comes William H. White with A PRESS OF CANVAS to present the
same conflicts on the same ships from the viewpoint of a fo'c'sle hand. It is a
worthy effort, well executed, and thoroughly engaging, and all of us who love
the subject matter are in his debt."
Donald Petrie
Author: "The Prize Game, Lawful Looting on the High Seas in the Days of
Fighting Sail".
Naval Insititute Press 1999
The action in White's second book is outstanding! You can almost feel the heat
of the guns and the cold spray sting your face as you follow Isaac through his
next adventures."
A great read... a very engaging story with believable, honest characters...
taught me a lot about this period of history... just fabulous!"
John Woolridge, Managing Editor
Motorboating and Sailing
"By the publication of A FINE
TOPS'L BREEZE, the second in his War of 1812 Trilogy, William H. White had taken
his place in the charmed circle of writers of really good fiction about the days
of fighting sail: Melville, Forester, O'Brian, Nelson, and Kent. Like them, his
attention to the detail of ships and their hulls, spars, and rigging and sails
is meticulous. And, like them, his characters are not only credible, but
memorable. He is a thoroughly welcome writer to this genre, which has brought so
much pleasure to so many."
Donald A. Petrie
author of "The Prize Game: Lawful Looting on the High seas in the Days of
Fighting Sail" 1999
"Through Bill White's
evocative prose, one smells the salt breeze and feels the pulse of life at sea
during the War of 1812."
John B. Hattendorf
Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History, U.S. Naval War College
"Once again, I found myself participating in the action - living it more
than seeing it. It was incredibly thrilling."
"The War of 1812 truly is the forgotten war. Few Americans recall much
except there were some naval engagements and we won the Battle of New Orleans.
Many don't realize that Washington D.C. was burned, let alone know about the
battles on the Patuxent. The reason for this, I believe, is that there are few
novels or films about the war, as compared to the American Revolution and the
Civil War.
"Bill White has tried to rectify this and
has brought this neglected period of our history alive. THE EVENING GUN
concludes his War of 1812 Trilogy, with all the drama, panic and confusion that
griped Washington, D.C., Baltimore and the Chesapeake region as a whole in 1814.
Seen from the viewpoint of the ordinary sailors, the war was not glamorous and
all pitched battles. The description of the attack on Baltimore and the writing
of the "Star Spangled Banner" humanize an event that we don't think
about, when we sing our National Anthem. The War of 1812 and the sacrifices that
were made to preserve our liberty will be better understood, after reading THE
EVENING GUN. An enjoyable way to learn history."
Doug Alves
Director, Calvert Marine Museum
Solomons, MD