The Blockade Runners

by Jules Verne, N D'Anvers (Translator)

Overview

Set sail on a daring mission through the dangers of the American Civil War with Jules Verne's The Blockade Runners. Join Captain James Playfair as he navigates treacherous waters,

evades enemy ships, and battles the forces of nature in a race against time and the blockade. Adventure awaits on the high seas!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798869389329
Publisher:	Natal Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	05/22/2024
Pages:	58
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.14(d)

About the Author

About Jules Verne: Jules Verne was born in 1828, in Nantes, France. In 1847 he studied Law in Paris, but this was not his main passion in life. He enjoyed writing more than anything, and his first play was published in 1850. Also a keen geographer, he spent many hours in Paris libraries studying engineering and astronomy researching his first novel, Five Weeks in a Balloon, which was published in 1863. A year later he published one of his most famous novels, Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was published in 1973. He wrote prolifically through the rest of his life (54 novels) and died in 1905

Date of Birth:

February 8, 1828

Date of Death:

March 24, 1905

Place of Birth:

Nantes, France

Place of Death:

Amiens, France

Education:

Nantes lycée and law studies in Paris