Author: Barrie Trinder Publisher: Phillimore ISBN: 9781860777042 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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A wide range of documentary, archaeological and pictorial sources combine to create an absorbing picture of the colourful lives of barge owners and watermen, in addition to illustrating how the navigation was devised and operated.
Author: Barrie Stuart Trinder Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 200
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Focuses on the River Severn between the Worcestershire ports of Bewdley and Stourport, and the medieval weir near Welshpool that marks the uppermost limit of boating, a stretch where the river remained 'in a state of nature'. This book traces the history of river trade from 1660, through its heyday during the Industrial Revolution.
Author: Sam Willis Publisher: Quercus ISBN: 1623655811 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 583
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Admiral John Benbow was an English naval hero, a fighting sailor of ruthless methods but indomitable courage. Benbow was a man to be reckoned with. In 1702, however, when Benbow engaged a French squadron off the Spanish main, other ships in his squadron failed to support him. His leg shattered by a cannon-ball, Benbow fought on--but to no avail: the French escaped and the stricken Benbow succumbed to his wounds. When the story of his "Last Fight" reached England, there was an outcry. Two of the captains who had abandoned him were court-martialed and shot; Brave Benbow was elevated from national hero to national legend, his valor immortalized in broadsheet and folksong: ships were named after him; Tennyson later feted him in verse; in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, the tavern where Jim Hawkins and his mother live is called The Admiral Benbow. For the very first time, Sam Willis tells the extraordinary story of Admiral Benbow through an age of dramatic change, from his birth under Cromwell's Commonwealth; to service under the restored Stuart monarchy; to the Glorious Revolution of 1688; to the French wars of Louis XIV; and finally to the bitter betrayal of 1702. The Admiral Benbow covers all aspects of seventeenth century naval life in richly vivid detail, from strategy and tactics to health and discipline. But Benbow also worked in the Royal Dockyards, lived in Samuel Evelyn's House, knew Peter the Great, helped to found the first naval hospital, and helped to build the first offshore lighthouse. The second volume in the Hearts of Oak trilogy, from one of Britain's most exciting young historians, The Admiral Benbow is a gripping and detailed account of the making of a naval legend.
Author: Edward G. Schultz Publisher: Edward G Schultz ISBN: 0578035162 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 179
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The story of a young woman and her older husband immigrating to the US shortly before the Civil War. Her husband enlists to secure the bounty, expecting it to improve their lives after the war. When her husband does not return from that war, this charming young woman is determined and eager enough to overcome the many obstacles confronting her. She strives to enhance her life and that of her children, while she considers whether to become romantically involved with a suave man-of-the-world, or is he a scoundrel?
Author: Barrie Trinder
Author: Barrie Stuart Trinder
Author: United States. National Labor Relations Board
Author: United States. Adjutant-General's Office
Author: Sam Willis
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Author: Great Britain. Royal Commission on Labour
Author: Robert Pocock