Project Gutenberg 2024-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 311 Thomas, Lowell 1892 1981 Thomas, Lowell Jackson Luckner, Felix, Graf von 1881 1966 Luckner, Felix v. Von Luckner, Felix, Graf 27020598 Count Luckner, the Sea Devil $aGarden City :$bGarden City Publishing Company, Inc., $c1927. Illustrations from photographs. Al Haines "Count Luckner, the Sea Devil" by Lowell Thomas is an adventurous autobiography written in the early 20th century. This narrative chronicles the life of Count Felix von Luckner, a German naval officer who gained fame as a privateer during World War I. The text explores his daring exploits at sea aboard the raider "Seeadler", as well as his fascinating life experiences leading up to his command of the ship. The opening of the book introduces the reader to Count Luckner through the eyes of Lowell Thomas, who first encounters him at a flying field in Central Europe. Luckner's robust and charismatic personality is emphasized, leading Thomas to inquire about the "Sea Devil." Through dialogues and descriptions, we learn that Luckner commanded a sailing vessel that successfully disrupted Allied shipping without violence, earning him a heroic stature among the youth of Germany. The introduction sets the stage for a compelling recounting of Luckner's adventurous life, hinting at his colorful past and extensive travels across the seas, which promise to unfold in thrilling and romantic detail. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/countlucknerse00thom/mode/2up 20240425164558thomas 1927 US Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Germany. Kriegsmarine World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations Luckner, Felix, Graf von, 1881-1966 Seeadler (Ship) D501 Text Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: German Literature Category: History - Modern (1750+) 571388 2025-07-29T08:08:51.428555 text/html 546255 2024-06-03T20:08:06 text/html 2469004 2025-07-29T08:08:58.584507 application/epub+zip 2476493 2025-07-29T08:08:52.668518 application/epub+zip 287770 2025-07-29T08:08:51.988518 application/epub+zip 2624668 2025-07-29T08:09:03.054463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2598274 2025-07-29T08:08:57.956511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 531143 2025-07-29T08:08:50.096496 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 511353 2024-06-03T20:08:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17968 2025-07-29T08:09:03.224466 application/rdf+xml 12084 2025-07-29T08:08:52.151524 image/jpeg 1833 2025-07-29T08:08:52.055514 image/jpeg 5065127 2025-07-29T08:08:51.546518 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia