Author: Frank Thomas Bullen
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Frank Thomas Bullen (April 5, 1857 - March 1, 1915), British author and novelist, was born of poor parents in Paddington, London, on 5 April 1857, and was educated for a few years at a dame school and Westbourne school, Paddington. At the age of 9, his aunt, who was his guardian, died. He then left school and took up work as an errand boy. In 1869 he went to sea and travelled to all parts of the world in various capacities including that of second mate of the Harbinger and chief mate of the Day Dawn, under Capt. John R. H. Ward jun in 1879 when she was dismasted and disabled. Having spent 15 years of his life at sea, since the tender age of 12, he would later describe the hardships of his early life thus: I have been beaten by a negro lad as big again as myself, and only a Frenchman interfered on my behalf.
Idylls of the Sea, and Other Marine Sketches (Esprios Classics)
Author: Frank Thomas Bullen
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Frank Thomas Bullen (April 5, 1857 - March 1, 1915), British author and novelist, was born of poor parents in Paddington, London, on 5 April 1857, and was educated for a few years at a dame school and Westbourne school, Paddington. At the age of 9, his aunt, who was his guardian, died. He then left school and took up work as an errand boy. In 1869 he went to sea and travelled to all parts of the world in various capacities including that of second mate of the Harbinger and chief mate of the Day Dawn, under Capt. John R. H. Ward jun in 1879 when she was dismasted and disabled. Having spent 15 years of his life at sea, since the tender age of 12, he would later describe the hardships of his early life thus: I have been beaten by a negro lad as big again as myself, and only a Frenchman interfered on my behalf.
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Frank Thomas Bullen (April 5, 1857 - March 1, 1915), British author and novelist, was born of poor parents in Paddington, London, on 5 April 1857, and was educated for a few years at a dame school and Westbourne school, Paddington. At the age of 9, his aunt, who was his guardian, died. He then left school and took up work as an errand boy. In 1869 he went to sea and travelled to all parts of the world in various capacities including that of second mate of the Harbinger and chief mate of the Day Dawn, under Capt. John R. H. Ward jun in 1879 when she was dismasted and disabled. Having spent 15 years of his life at sea, since the tender age of 12, he would later describe the hardships of his early life thus: I have been beaten by a negro lad as big again as myself, and only a Frenchman interfered on my behalf.
Idylls of the Sea
Author: Frank Thomas Bullen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sea stories
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sea stories
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Our World Now
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
"The standard of photography is absolutely amazing."--Practical Photography
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
"The standard of photography is absolutely amazing."--Practical Photography
American Exceptionalism
Author: Deborah L. Madsen
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578061082
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
American Exceptionalism provides an accessible yet comprehensive historical account of one of the most important concepts underlying modern theories of American cultural identity. Deborah Madsen charts the contribution of exceptionalism to the evolution of the United States as an ideological and geographical entity from 1620 to the present day. She explains how this sense of spiritual and political destiny has shaped American culture and how it has promoted exciting counter arguments from Native American and Chicano perspectives and in the contemporary writings of authors such as Thomas Pynchon and Toni Morrison.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578061082
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
American Exceptionalism provides an accessible yet comprehensive historical account of one of the most important concepts underlying modern theories of American cultural identity. Deborah Madsen charts the contribution of exceptionalism to the evolution of the United States as an ideological and geographical entity from 1620 to the present day. She explains how this sense of spiritual and political destiny has shaped American culture and how it has promoted exciting counter arguments from Native American and Chicano perspectives and in the contemporary writings of authors such as Thomas Pynchon and Toni Morrison.
Being Red: A Memoir
Author: Howard Fast
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317476069
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
This edition brings the story of 20th-century Southern politics up to the present day and the virtual triumph of Southern Republicanism. It considers the changes in party politics, leadership, civil rights and black participation in Southern politics.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317476069
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
This edition brings the story of 20th-century Southern politics up to the present day and the virtual triumph of Southern Republicanism. It considers the changes in party politics, leadership, civil rights and black participation in Southern politics.
The Mystery of the Aleph
Author: Amir D. Aczel
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743422996
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
A compelling narrative that blends the story of infinity with the tragic tale of a tormented and brilliant mathematician.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743422996
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
A compelling narrative that blends the story of infinity with the tragic tale of a tormented and brilliant mathematician.
Cherokee by Blood
Author: Jerry Wright Jordan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781556132940
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
In 1904 the Eastern Cherokees won large cash settlements from the United States because of violations of the treaties of 1835-36 and 1845. Over a million dollars was appropriated by Congress to settle the claims. The payments were to go to all living pers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781556132940
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
In 1904 the Eastern Cherokees won large cash settlements from the United States because of violations of the treaties of 1835-36 and 1845. Over a million dollars was appropriated by Congress to settle the claims. The payments were to go to all living pers
Patently Ridiculous
Author: Richard Ross
Publisher: Plume Books
ISBN: 9780452285873
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
After months of research at the U.S. Patent Office--the repository of delightfully improbable dreams--Ross amassed a collection of some of the most unique, odd, and awe-inspiring patent applications ever seen over the last century.
Publisher: Plume Books
ISBN: 9780452285873
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
After months of research at the U.S. Patent Office--the repository of delightfully improbable dreams--Ross amassed a collection of some of the most unique, odd, and awe-inspiring patent applications ever seen over the last century.
Warriors and Strangers
Author: Gerald Hanley
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Safely Rest
Author: David Colley
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780425205143
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
From 1945 to 1950, the United States returned 178,000 dead American servicemen back home and reburied another 80,000 in overseas cemeteries at their families' request. Never before had a nation returned so many of its fallen warriors from distant battlefields. But another 78,000 servicemen were missing in action, their bodies never to be found, their families never to know the peace of closure. Safely Restrecalls this virtually forgotten episode of WWII through the recollections of the survivors and the letters and histories of the dead themselves. It tells of those who struggled to absorb their loss and rebuild their lives-and of those who would never be able to move on. Most memorably, it tells of Lt. Jesse D. "Red" Franks, Jr.--first reported missing, then dead, then alive-and of his extraordinarily devoted father, who gave up everything to work as a missionary in war-torn Europe for years until he discovered what truly happened to his son. If World War II was the "Great Crusade," then its dead are the true heroes of the war. And this is their story.
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780425205143
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
From 1945 to 1950, the United States returned 178,000 dead American servicemen back home and reburied another 80,000 in overseas cemeteries at their families' request. Never before had a nation returned so many of its fallen warriors from distant battlefields. But another 78,000 servicemen were missing in action, their bodies never to be found, their families never to know the peace of closure. Safely Restrecalls this virtually forgotten episode of WWII through the recollections of the survivors and the letters and histories of the dead themselves. It tells of those who struggled to absorb their loss and rebuild their lives-and of those who would never be able to move on. Most memorably, it tells of Lt. Jesse D. "Red" Franks, Jr.--first reported missing, then dead, then alive-and of his extraordinarily devoted father, who gave up everything to work as a missionary in war-torn Europe for years until he discovered what truly happened to his son. If World War II was the "Great Crusade," then its dead are the true heroes of the war. And this is their story.