Author: M. E. MarkhamPublisher: Cambridge [Eng.] : The University Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Life of Sir Albert Hastings Markham
Author: M. E. MarkhamPublisher: Cambridge [Eng.] : The University Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Life of Sir Albert Hastings Markham
Author: M. E. MarkhamPublisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Admiral Albert Hastings Markham
Author: Frank JastrzembskiPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526725932
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The story of a 19th-century adventurer who battled pirates, hunted buffalo, sailed the Arctic, and was “one of the most arresting figures of his time” (The Globe). Few men have lived such an extraordinary life as Admiral Albert Hastings Markham. Besides dedicating five decades of his career to Britain’s Royal Navy, Markham was a voracious reader, prolific writer, keen naturalist, and daring explorer. He battled Chinese pirates during the Second Opium War and Taiping Rebellion; chased down Australian blackbirding ships in the South Pacific; trekked to within 400 miles of the North Pole; hunted buffalo and visited Indian reservations in the United States; observed a bloody war in South America; canoed Canada’s remote Hayes River; and explored the icy waters of Baffin Bay and the Arctic Ocean archipelago of Novaya Zemlya. At the time of his death in 1918, The Globe declared that Markham had been “one of the most arresting figures of his time.” While Markham’s life was filled with adventure, it was also marred by tragedy. Regrettably, Markham is best remembered for his role in the sinking of HMS Victoria in 1893. This one incident has tarnished his legacy until now. This book follows Markham through his adventures and misfortunes—and reassesses the life of this forgotten yet fascinating admiral.
The Life of Sir Clements R. Markham, K.C.B., F.R.S. ...
Author: Sir Albert Hastings MarkhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part I Vol 1
Author: Peter J KitsonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000558932
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era. The texts collected in these volumes show how 19th century travel literature served the interests of empire by promoting British political and economic values that translated into manufacturing goods.
The Naturalist
Author: Bulletin of the Brooklyn Public Library
Author: Brooklyn Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
The Dictionary of National Biography
Author: Stephen (Sir Leslie.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Dictionary of National Biography
Author: Leslie StephenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
The Dictionary of National Biography
Author: Leslie StephenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description