Master and Madman (eBOOK)
The Surprising Rise and Disastrous Fall of the Hon Anthony Lockwood RN
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"The authors... convincingly argue, in this intriguing look at a little-known corner of Canadian history, that Lockwood's grand gesture on that spring day in 1823 was ‘both mad and meaningful.’" — Maclean's
"Master and Madman, nominated for the 2013 Atlantic Book Awards for historical writing, is not a novel, but it contains some of the essential elements of an engrossing fiction: social ambition, suspense, disappointment, and the perverse workings of fate." — The Fiddlehead
Peter Thomas, a devoted fly fisherman and founding publisher of Goose Lane Editions, was also the author of three books of poetry. Among his prose works are The Welsher, a novel, and Strangers from a Secret Land, about Welsh settlement in Canada, which won the Welsh Arts Council's annual award for a work of non-fiction. He lived in St. Andrews until his death in 2007.
A naval historian and experienced yachtsman, Nicholas Tracy holds a PhD from the University of Southampton and is the author of several books including Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail. Although he was born on the Canadian prairies, Tracy has been an active yachtsman on two continents for many years.
Shortlisted: Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing