{"product_id":"9781784081935","title":"Admiral Collingwood: Nelson's Own Hero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdmiral Lord Collingwood, the eldest son of a Newcastle merchant, went to sea in 1761 at the age of thirteen. In his nearly fifty years in the Navy he rose to become a fine seaman, a master of gunnery, a battle commander the equal of his friend – and rival in love – Nelson. He was also an accomplished writer and wit, a doting father, inveterate gossip and consummate diplomat and strategist. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollingwood's service took him to Boston, where he lived and fought during the American War of Independence; to Antigua, where he and Nelson both fell in love with Mary Moutray; to Corsica; Sicily; and Menorca, where he began as a young midshipman and ended his career as the effective viceroy of the Mediterranean. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eADMIRAL COLLINGWOOD is an intimate portrait of a forgotten British naval hero and a thrilling portrait of the glory years of the age of sail. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Head of Zeus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166825169136,"sku":"9781784081935","price":13.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781784081935_p0.jpg?v=1763726247","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781784081935","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}