Author: Josiah BurchettPublisher: London : Printed by W.B. for J. Walthoe ... and J. Walthoe Junior
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
A Complete History of the Most Remarkable Transactions at Sea, from the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Conclusion of the Last War with France
Author: Josiah BurchettPublisher: London : Printed by W.B. for J. Walthoe ... and J. Walthoe Junior
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
A Complete History of the Most Remarkable Transactions at Sea
Author: Josiah BurchettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grand Alliance, War of the, 1689-1697
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description
British Privateering Voyages of the Early Eighteenth Century
Author: Tim BeattiePublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 1783270209
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The story of hugely ambitious and risky long-distance private voyages, only one of which brought huge returns for investors. The three great privateering expeditions into the South Sea, which set out, respectively, in 1703, led by William Dampier; in 1708, led by Woodes Rogers; and in 1719, led by George Shelvocke, were costly and ambitious long distance voyages, carrying great risk for their investors but promising great reward. This book tells the story of the voyages and their impact. It argues that, far from being anachronistic activities more in keeping with an earlier age, as some scholars have asserted, the voyages were significant events and had a huge impact - on politicians, influencing future maritime and naval strategy; on investors, swelling enthusiasm for the South Sea Company which ended in the disastrous Bubble; and in literature, where the narratives of the voyages became an important source for some of the greatest literature of the period, including Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver's Travels and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The book provides a great deal of original detail about the voyages, including the difficulties of undertaking such lengthy expeditions, unrest among the crews, and financial details of investmentsand returns - and losses. Tim Beattie completed his doctorate at the University of Exeter.
A new naval history
Author: Quintin ColvillePublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 152611383X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This volume brings together a diverse selection of the latest academic research in the field of naval history. No longer confined to analyses of ships and battles, it is the first publication to capture a new form naval history that engages with race, sexuality, gender, material culture, popular culture and fine art. Edited by two leading historians of the Royal Navy, it will become a defining book in the field.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Mun-Oddfellows
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
Book Description
"The last great work of the age of reason, the final instance when all human knowledge could be presented with a single point of view ... Unabashed optimism, and unabashed racism, pervades many entries in the 11th, and provide its defining characteristics ... Despite its occasional ugliness, the reputation of the 11th persists today because of the staggering depth of knowledge contained with its volumes. It is especially strong in its biographical entries. These delve deeply into the history of men and women prominent in their eras who have since been largely forgotten - except by the historians, scholars"-- The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2012/apr/10/encyclopedia-britannica-11th-edition.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Mun to Pay
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1096
Book Description
The Encyclopaedia Britannica
Author: Hugh ChisholmPublisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1058
Book Description
This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.
The Encyclopedia Britannica
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
Book Description
The Encyclopaedia Britannica
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1070
Book Description
The Encyclopædia Britannica
Author: Hugh ChisholmPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 2106
Book Description