From the Book - 1st U.S. ed.
A Scottish upbringing: 1775-1793
From midshipman to lieutenant: 1793-1800
Commander of the Speedy: 1800-1801
A dark interlude: 1801-1804
The flying Pallas: 1804-1806
Member of Parliament for Honiton: 1806-1807
The Westminster election: 1807
Return to the Mediterranean: 1807-1808
The coastal raids of the Imperieuse: 1808
The defence of Fort Trinidad: 1808
Entering the gates of hell: 1809
The French fleet aground: 1809
The court martial of Lord Gambier: 1809
Riots and romance: 1809-1814
The Stock Exchange scandal: 1814
The wilderness years: 1814-1818
The liberation of Chile and Peru: 1818-1822
Brazil and beyond: 1822-1825
A Greek fiasco: 1825-1828
The last years: 1851-1860.
