Author: Henry MorrisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
The Governors-general of India
Author: Henry MorrisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
The Governor General
Author: Amy SawyerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781487203801
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Governors-general of India
Author: Henry MorrisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The Governors-General
Author: Stephen Saunders WebbPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469600013
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
In this remarkable revisionist study, Webb shows that English imperial policy was shaped by a powerful and sustained militaristic, autocratic tradition that openly defined English empire as the imposition of state control by force on dependent people. He describes the entire military connection that found expression in the garrisoned cities of England, Scotland, and Ireland and ultimately in the palisaded plantations of Jamaica, Virginia, and New England. Originally published in 1987. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
For Want of a Nail
Author: Robert SobelPublisher: Greenhill Books
ISBN: 9781853675041
Category : Burgoyne's Invasion, 1777
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For Want of a Nail is an alternate history classic. The outcome of one battle in the American Revolution diverges from reality, and sparks an unstoppable chain of events which affects the history of the whole North American continent. In reality, the British general John Burgoyne, heavily outnumbered by American troops, surrendered his army to General Horatio Gates at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, a major turning-point of the Revolution. Robert Sobel takes a step sideways and presents the alternative version: reinforcements arrive at Saratoga, Gates' men flee, and Burgoyne is victorious. Rather than openly allying itself with the American rebels, France withdraws its support, as does Spain, and the colonies surrender. Those former rebels who refuse to live in the Confederation of North America established by the British leave their homes and settle in what becomes the United States of Mexico. From then on the two continental nations find themselves constant rivals, locked in military, political and economic conflict. Sobel provides a detailed, intricately documented insight into two warring powers that develop in such dramatically different ways from their shared origins.
Governor-General
Author: The Office of Governor-General
Author: Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla HasluckPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Governor-General
Author: Christopher ForsythPublisher: Camberwell, Victoria : Widescope
ISBN: 9780869320112
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
The Governors General of Canada
Author: Canada. Governor General. Office of the SecretaryPublisher: Rideau Hall, i.e. Bureau du secrétaire du Gouverneur général
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A Governor's Story
Author: Jennifer GranholmPublisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1586489984
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Jennifer Granholm was the two-term governor of Michigan, a state synonymous with manufacturing during a financial crisis that threatened to put all America's major car companies into bankruptcy. The immediate and knock-on effects were catastrophic. Granholm's grand plans for education reform, economic revitalization, clean energy, and infrastructure development were blitzed by a perfect economic storm. Granholm was a determined and undefeated governor, who enjoyed close access to the White House at critical moments (Granholm stood in for Sarah Palin during Joe Biden's debate preparation), and her account offers a front row seat on the effects of the crisis. Ultimately, her story is a model of hope. She hauls Michigan towards unprecedented private-public partnerships, forged in the chaos of financial freefall, built on new technologies that promise to revolutionize not only the century-old auto industry but Michigan's entire manufacturing base. They offer the potential for a remarkable recovery not just for her state, but for American industry nationwide.