To the Bitter End

By Marcus Palliser

The year is 1708, and it is a dramatic time in England's seafaring history as the English and the French are battling it out for control of Canada in the frozen waters off the coast of Newfoundland. Matthew Loftus has come a long way from his humble beginnings as an orphan in Whitby. Now a successful fur trader sailing the Newfoundland coast, he wants to put his skirmishes with privateers and pirates behind him—until the English Navy sails into the colony of Esperantia and puts it under their protection. Forced by the Navy to sail a rescue mission to Hudson's Bay, Matthew discovers that the true agenda is to foil the French. In the ensuing clash of wills, Matthew escapes with his life but not his ship. He must navigate his own way back through the hostile waters of the Canadian coast and prevent the colony from falling into the wrong hands, as well as keep the woman he loves from marrying his rival.

• Language: English
• Publisher: RowmanLittlefield
• Release date: Sep 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781493048823

Marcus Palliser

The late Marcus Palliser was Director of Communications of the gigantic French-owned Bull Computer Corporation when he left his executive office and took up residence in a small yacht. He sailed around the Mediterranean in preparation for his solo voyage across the Atlantic. He then returned to Britain to write his three Matthew Loftus books.

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