Gallagher’s Prize

An Historical Adventure Novel in the Age of Sail

At the beginning of the 19th century, British global military power oppressed, outgunned and eventually invaded the young United States of America during the War of 1812. How did America prevail against such odds? With ships, guns and the fierce desire for freedom that lived in the hearts of American sailors. Many of these men were not even Americans yet. Some came from Ireland, including Jack Gallagher. “Gallagher's Prize” begins in southern Ireland when English law breaks up an Irish Catholic family's farmland and a young man longs for the sea. During his many adventures, Jack visits Portsmouth (England), Dublin, Tenerife, Recife, Boston and New Orleans. He learns about square sailing, naval gunnery and ship’s tactics, makes interesting new friends and acquaintances, repairs long-standing enmity with his brother, rescues his family from debt, defeats a powerful and dysfunctional adversary, and experiences sex and love.

Terrible AI reader

THE narration via AI was not good at all. There was zero voice inflection and just could not listen to this. maybe if it was a text book

Ignorant historical fiction

The author spins a fanciful tale full of unlikely coincidence and historical and nautical inaccuracies.

Horrible naratiomn

Don’t bother with this one. The narration is really aggravating and the story is predictable.

Great story line with good character development you have to pay close attention has several twists and turns

I enjoyed the story line well written good reader and plot which kept you wanting the next chapter