Author: Benjamin Franklin 1793-1824 PalmerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781361819890
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
DIARY OF BENJAMIN F PALMER
Author: Benjamin Franklin 1793-1824 PalmerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781361819890
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The Diary of Benjamin F. Palmer: 1
Author: Benjamin Franklin [F PalmerPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781378041635
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Diary of Benjamin F. Palmer
Author: Benjamin Franklin 1793-1824 [F PalmerPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781341623936
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Diary of Benjamin F. Palmer, Privateersman
Author: Benjamin Franklin PalmerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Diary of Benjamin F. Palmer, Privateersman
Author: Benjamin f PalmerThe Diary of Benjamin F. Palmer
Author: Benjamin Franklin PalmerPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780365436553
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Excerpt from The Diary of Benjamin F. Palmer: Privateersman There are five books in English, one in French and three magazine articles which form the library to which we refer for all we know of a place which was so important in the War Of 1812. In the heart Of the Dartmoor country in Southern England is a spot which was a desolate peat bog up to 1805. Then, England and France being at war, more room for French prisoners was needed, and the granite structure destined to 'unpleasant notoriety as Dartmoor prison was begun. The buildings, which at one time held nearly men, were first occupied in 1809. The best known incident Of the prison history is the Dartmoor Massacre, April 6, 1815. Now that an American Memorial has been placed in the Church at Prince Town, in Dartmoor, it may be regarded as one of the significant signs that a war between England and The United States is quite an impossible thing to contemplate. The memorial is a large stained glass window, suitably inscribed, given by The National Society United States Daughters of 1812. It was formally presented by the president of the society June 4, 1910. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Prisoner of War - Bone Ship Models
Author: Manfred SteinPublisher: Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft
ISBN: 3782214617
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
During 1792-1815, the period of the Coalition Wars and the Napoleonic Wars between France and Europe, prisoners were taken on both sides. The majority of them were confined, sometimes for many years, in England and Scotland. Some of the prisoners built ship models from scraps of wood or mutton and beef bones. Rigging was made of silk or whatever other fine material could be obtained. The prisoners developed an art form and the models were sold to the public through the guards. This trade enabled the prisoner to acquire ivory and special tools to make the models all the more decorative. The remain highly sought after and valuable collectors' items to this day. This book shows the beauty of the models selected as the finest in the Peter Tamm Collection in the International Maritime Museum of Hamburg.
Black Jacks
Author: W. Jeffrey. BolsterPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674028473
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
Few Americans, black or white, recognize the degree to which early African American history is a maritime history. W. Jeffrey Bolster shatters the myth that black seafaring in the age of sail was limited to the Middle Passage. Seafaring was one of the most significant occupations among both enslaved and free black men between 1740 and 1865. Tens of thousands of black seamen sailed on lofty clippers and modest coasters. They sailed in whalers, warships, and privateers. Some were slaves, forced to work at sea, but by 1800 most were free men, seeking liberty and economic opportunity aboard ship.Bolster brings an intimate understanding of the sea to this extraordinary chapter in the formation of black America. Because of their unusual mobility, sailors were the eyes and ears to worlds beyond the limited horizon of black communities ashore. Sometimes helping to smuggle slaves to freedom, they were more often a unique conduit for news and information of concern to blacks.But for all its opportunities, life at sea was difficult. Blacks actively contributed to the Atlantic maritime culture shared by all seamen, but were often outsiders within it. Capturing that tension, Black Jacks examines not only how common experiences drew black and white sailors together--even as deeply internalized prejudices drove them apart--but also how the meaning of race aboard ship changed with time. Bolster traces the story to the end of the Civil War, when emancipated blacks began to be systematically excluded from maritime work. Rescuing African American seamen from obscurity, this stirring account reveals the critical role sailors played in helping forge new identities for black people in America.An epic tale of the rise and fall of black seafaring, Black Jacks is African Americans' freedom story presented from a fresh perspective.
Cumulated Index to the Books
Author: British Diaries
Author: Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520363957
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1950.