Author: George AnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1740-44
Author: George AnsonThe History of Commodore Anson's Voyage Round the World, Etc
Author: George ANSON (Baron Anson.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
The Prize of All the Oceans
Author: Glyndwr WilliamsPublisher: Penguin Group
ISBN: 9780141002262
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The power of the sea and man's fragility as he confronts it are terrifyingly portrayed in this rousing, historic round-the-world treasure hunt. In 1740, in the first year of war with Spain, Commodore George Anson set sail with a squadron of six British warships. His secret mission, prowling the world's longest, richest, most far-flung ocean trade route, was to seize the legendary Spanish galleon on her yearly voyage from Acapulco to Manila laden with Peruvian silver, "the prize of all the oceans." It was to be a four-year litany of hardship, disaster, mutiny, and, finally, heroism. Historian Glyn Williams's The Prize of All the Oceans shapes Anson's dramatic voyage into a powerful narrative threaded with incisive analysis and commentary. At its center is a colorful portrait of a commander who hauled ropes alongside his men, tended their sicknesses, and watched them die by the hundreds -- but never wavered in his resolve to capture the prize that would bring him untold wealth and return home triumphant. Glyn Williams tells the full story for the first time in a book that will rivet history buffs and armchair survivalists alike. - Back cover.
The History of Commodore Anson's Voyage Round the World
Author: Richard WalterA Cruising Voyage Round the World
Author: Woodes RogersPublisher:
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Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Voyage Around the World
Author: George AnsonPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015756908
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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 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. 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.
A Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Sea Or Pacific Ocean ...: 1620-1688
Author: James BurneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buccaneers
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Anson's Voyage Round the World
Author: George Anson Baron AnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages around the world
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
The Story of the Voyage
Author: Philip EdwardsPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521604260
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Study of voyage narratives, including Cook and Bligh, set in the context of British imperialism.
Log of the Centurion: Based on the Original Papers of Captain Philip Saumarez on Board HMS Centurion, Lord Anson's Flagship During His Circu
Author: Philip SaumarezPublisher:
ISBN: 9781913518035
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Fascinated about the expeditions of Sir Francis Drake and Captain James Cook? Then you'll love this account of the Centurion's circumnavigation of the globe, one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of maritime exploration and naval warfare. In 1740, George Anson and his fleet set off to harass Spanish commerce in the Pacific and attack towns on the coasts of Chile and Peru. Four years later, over half the men had died and of the seven ships which left Portsmouth only the Centurion had completed its objective of attacking Spanish possessions around the globe. Although this journey came at the cost of numerous lives and ships, the Centurion had succeeded in capturing the biggest prize of all time, the Acapulco galleon. Captain Philip Saumarez kept a daily record of the voyage around the world in his four log books, which along with a wealth of letters and documents give brilliant insight into life aboard these ships. Leo Heaps has compiled and edited these manuscripts to provide a complete chronicle of the expedition which saw men decimated by scurvy, mutinies among marooned sailors, ships battered by mountainous waves around Cape Horn and eventual glory in the capture of the gold-laden Nuestra Señora de la Covadonga. Log of the Centurion is a unique account of a daring maritime expedition across the high seas of the globe in the mid-eighteenth century. "It is a tribute to her officers that she not only captured the greatest prize at sea, but that she returned at all." Christopher Lloyd, former Professor of History at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich "It is an absorbing tale ... The merit of this book lies in its realistic evocation of the mid-18th century. We have fine descriptions of China and the delicate negotiations conducted with the Manchus for supplies and repairs. Patagonia, Juan Fernandez (Crusoe's island), Madeira, and other exotic places are vividly described." Regis A. Courtemanche, History: Reviews of New Books