Eagle in the Sky Author:F. van Wyck Mason During the years 1780-81, this nation became bankrupt and was all but exhausted by internal dissensions of long standing and by the desperate battles of a long war in its final stages. Only an out-numbered naval squadron sent by His Most Christian Majest Louis XVI and the presence in Rhode Island of a little army of French regulars lent forlorn ... more »hope to the American patriots. With these turbulent years as background tapestry--climaxed by the surrender at Yorktown of Lord Cornwallis--F. van Wyck Mason traces his story of three young doctors, their careers, their love-making, and their rough and tumble adventures in the service of a young and struggling country. Vividly, and with complete realism in matters of speech, dress, and historical background, Mr. Mason has written a swirling, lusty tale of physicians, privateersmen, and soldiers--including the fascinating details of primitive 18th century medical cures and surgical methods, hard-fought single ship and fleet actions, bar-room donnybrooks, and tumultous romance.« less