{ "item_title" : "The Pilot V1", "item_author" : [" James Fenimore Cooper "], "item_description" : "The Pilot V1 is a novel written by James Fenimore Cooper. The story is set in the late 18th century during the American Revolution and follows the adventures of a mysterious pilot who is hired by the British navy to guide their ships through the treacherous waters of the Long Island Sound. The pilot is a skilled navigator who has an intimate knowledge of the local waters and is able to outmaneuver American ships despite their superior numbers. The novel is filled with action-packed sea battles, daring escapes, and political intrigue as the pilot becomes embroiled in the conflict between the British and American forces. Along the way, he meets a cast of colorful characters, including a young American officer named Barnstable, who becomes his rival for the affections of a beautiful young woman named Katherine Plowden. As the story unfolds, the reader is drawn into the world of seafaring adventure and political turmoil, with Cooper's vivid descriptions of life on board a ship and the dangers of navigating through stormy seas. The Pilot V1 is a thrilling tale of love, war, and adventure that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.Even Griffith, while thundering his orders through the trumpet, and urging the men, by his cries, to expedition, would pause, for instants, to cast anxious glances in the direction of the coming storm, and the faces of the sailors who lay on the yards were turned, instinctively, towards the same quarter of the heavens, while they knotted the reef-points, or passed the gaskets, that were to confine the unruly canvass to the prescribed limits.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/16/928/240/1169282407_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "40.95", "online_price" : "40.95", "our_price" : "40.95", "club_price" : "40.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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