Author: Jay AnsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780671251444
Category : Horror tales
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A young married couple's lives are changed by a frightening presence in the house that has mysteriously appeared next door
Six Hundred and Sixty-six
Author: Jay AnsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780671251444
Category : Horror tales
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A young married couple's lives are changed by a frightening presence in the house that has mysteriously appeared next door
Anson's Law of Contract
Author: Sir William Reynell AnsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780194423182
Category : Agency (Law)
Languages : en
Pages : 655
Book Description
Anson's Navy
Author: Brian LaveryPublisher: Seaforth Publishing
ISBN: 1399002899
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 675
Book Description
Despite a supreme belief in itself, the Royal Navy of the early eighteenth century was becoming over-confident and outdated, and it had more than its share of disasters and miscarriages including the devastating sickness in Admiral Hosier’s fleet in 1727; failure at Cartagena, and an embarrassing action off Toulon in 1744\. Anson’s great circumnavigation, though presented as a triumph, was achieved at huge cost in ships and lives. And in 1756 Admiral Byng was shot after failure off Minorca. In this new book, the bestselling author Brian Lavery shows how, through reforms and the determined focus of a number of personalities, that navy was transformed in the middle years of the eighteenth century. The tide had already begun to turn with victories off Cape Finisterre in 1747, and in 1759 the navy played a vital part in the ‘year of victories’ with triumphs at Lagos and Quiberon Bay; and it conducted amphibious operations as far afield as Cuba and the Philippines, and took Quebec. The author explains how it was fundamentally transformed from the amateurish, corrupt and complacent force of the previous decades. He describes how it acquired uniforms and a definite rank structure for officers; and developed new ship types such as the 74 and the frigate. It instigated a more efficient (if equally brutal) method of recruiting seamen, and boosted morale and motivation and a far more aggressive style of fighting. The coppering of ships’ hulls and the solving of the problems associated with longitude and scurvy, were also hugely significant steps. Much of this transformation was due to the forceful if enigmatic personality of George, Lord Anson. In a largely static society, he changed the navy so that it was fit for purpose, and in readiness for Nelson just decades later. Using a mass of archival evidence and a mix of official reports and personal reminiscences, this book offers a fascinating and engrossing analysis of all these far-reaching reforms, which in turn led to the radical transformation of Britain’s navy into a truly global force. The consequential effect on the world’s history would be huge.
Anson's Way
Author: Gary D. SchmidtPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780547237619
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
While serving as a British Fencible to maintain the peace in eighteenth-century Ireland, Anson finds that his sympathy for a hedge master places him in conflict with the law of King George II.
My Story, by Anson Mills
Author: Anson MillsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : El Paso (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Anson's Voyage Round the World
Author: Richard WalterPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Anson's Voyage Round the World" (The Text Reduced) by Richard Walter. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Anson's Voyage Round the World
Author: H.W. HouseholdPublisher: VolumesOfValue
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Anson's Voyage Round the World The Text Reduced with Introduction, Notes and Glossary This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and linked Footnotes CONTENTS (abridged list) INTRODUCTION BY THE EDITOR. CHAPTER 1. PURPOSE OF THE VOYAGE. COMPOSITION OF THE SQUADRON. ARRIVAL AT MADEIRA. CHAPTER 2. SPANISH PREPARATIONS. FATE OF PIZARRO'S SQUADRON. ... CHAPTER 39. STORES AND PROVISIONS. A FIRE IN CANTON. SAILORS AS FIREMEN. THE VICEROY'S GRATITUDE. CHAPTER 40. ANSON RECEIVED BY THE VICEROY. CENTURION SETS SAIL. TABLE BAY. SPITHEAD. MAPS. GLOSSARY.
Découverte de l'isle frivole. A Supplement to Lord Anson's Voyage round the World. Containing a discovery and description of the island of Frivola ... To which is prefix'd an introductory preface by the translator
Author: Gabriel François COYERPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The History of Commodore Anson's Voyage Round the World
Author: Richard WalterA Supplement to Lord Anson's Voyage Round the World
Author: abbé Coyer (Gabriel François)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages, Imaginary
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description