Author: H.B. YerburghPublisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5878673185
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Leaves from a hunting diary in Essex
Author: H.B. YerburghPublisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5878673185
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
The Publisher
Author: The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record
Author: In Pursuit of the Essex
Author: Ben HughesPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473881102
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
On 26 October 1812, during the war between Britain and the United States, the frigate USS Essex set sail on the most remarkable voyage in the early history of the US navy. After rounding Cape Horn, she proceeded to systematically destroy the British South Seas whaling fleet. When news reached the Royal Navys South American station at Rio de Janeiro, HMS Phoebe was sent off in pursuit. So began one of the most extraordinary chases in naval history.In Pursuit of the Essex follows the adventures of both hunter and hunted as well as a host of colourful characters that crossed their paths. Traitorous Nantucket whalers, Chilean revolutionaries, British spies, a Peruvian viceroy and bellicose Polynesian islanders all make an appearance. The brilliant yet vainglorious Captain Porter of the Essex, his nemesis Captain James Hillyar of the Phoebe, and two young midshipmen, David Farragut and Allen Gardiner, are the principal narrators. From giant-tortoise turning expeditions on the Galapagos to the perils of rounding Cape Horn, via desperate skirmishes with spear-toting natives on the Marquesas and a defeated duellist bleeding his life out onto black, volcanic sands, the reader is immersed in the fantastical world of the British and American seamen who struggled for supremacy over the worlds oceans in the sunset years of the age of sail. Ben Hughess graphic account is a work of non-fiction, yet reads like a novel, from the opening view of the Essex preparing for her cruise on the Delaware River to the storys bloody denouement in Valparaiso Bay.
The Yeomanry Cavalry and Military Identities in Rural Britain, 1815–1914
Author: George HayPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319655396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
This volume represents the first dedicated study of the British Yeomanry Cavalry, delving into the institution’s history from the cessation of hostilities with France in 1815 through to the eve of the First World War in 1914. This social history explores the Yeomanry’s composition and place within British society, as well as its controversial role in policing before and after Peterloo, and its unique contribution to the war in South Africa. Overturning or challenging many enduring myths and accepted truths, this book breaks new ground not just in our understanding of the Yeomanry, but the wider amateur military tradition.
Notes on Alcohol in Brandy, Whisky and Rum
Author: Sir Walter GilbeyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alcoholic beverages
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Essex Journal
Author: Essex Archaeological & Historical CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Essex (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1490
Book Description
Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
Author: British Library
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