Author: Benjamin Franklin Stevens
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Category : Southern States
Languages : en
Pages : 558
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The Campaign in Virginia, 1781: Clinton, Sir H. Narrative of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Henry Clinton, K.B., relative to his conduct during part of his command of the King's troops in North America. 1783. Cornwallis, C. Cornwallis, 1st marquis. An answer to that part of the Narrative of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. which relates to the conduct of Lieut.-Gen. Earl Cornwallis, during the campaign in North-America. 1783. Clinton, Sir H. Observations on some parts of the Answer of Earl Cornwallis to Sir Henry Clinton's Narrative. 1783. Themistocles, pseud. A reply to Sir Henry Clinton's Narrative. Wherein his numerous errors are pointed out, and the conduct of Lord Cornwallis fully vindicated. 1783. A parting word; or, A summary review of the controversy between Sir Henry Clinton and Earl Cornwallis. 1783. Chronological correspondence, 17 May 1780 to 31 May 1781
Author: Benjamin Franklin Stevens
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Category : Southern States
Languages : en
Pages : 558
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Pages : 558
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The Lieutenant
Author: Kate Grenville
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 080219768X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A young astronomer in colonial Australia faces tragedy on the ground in this follow-up to the award-winning The Secret River—“A triumph. Read it at once” (The Sunday Times, UK). A stunning follow-up to her Commonwealth Writers’ Prize-winning book, The Secret River, Grenville’s The Lieutenant is a gripping story of friendship, self-discovery, and the power of language set along the unspoiled shores of 1788 New South Wales, Australia. As a boy, Daniel Rooke was an outsider. Ridiculed in school for his intellect and misunderstood by his parents, he finds a path for himself in the British Navy—and in his love for astronomy. As a young lieutenant, Daniel joins a voyage to Australia. And while his countrymen struggle to control their cargo of convicts and communicate with nearby Aboriginal tribes, Daniel constructs an observatory to chart the stars and begin the work he prays will make him famous. Out on his isolated point, Daniel becomes involved with the local Aborigines, forging an intimate connection with one girl that will change the course of his life. But when his compatriots come into conflict with the indigenous population, Daniel must turn away from the stars and declare his loyalties on the ground.
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 080219768X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A young astronomer in colonial Australia faces tragedy on the ground in this follow-up to the award-winning The Secret River—“A triumph. Read it at once” (The Sunday Times, UK). A stunning follow-up to her Commonwealth Writers’ Prize-winning book, The Secret River, Grenville’s The Lieutenant is a gripping story of friendship, self-discovery, and the power of language set along the unspoiled shores of 1788 New South Wales, Australia. As a boy, Daniel Rooke was an outsider. Ridiculed in school for his intellect and misunderstood by his parents, he finds a path for himself in the British Navy—and in his love for astronomy. As a young lieutenant, Daniel joins a voyage to Australia. And while his countrymen struggle to control their cargo of convicts and communicate with nearby Aboriginal tribes, Daniel constructs an observatory to chart the stars and begin the work he prays will make him famous. Out on his isolated point, Daniel becomes involved with the local Aborigines, forging an intimate connection with one girl that will change the course of his life. But when his compatriots come into conflict with the indigenous population, Daniel must turn away from the stars and declare his loyalties on the ground.
Catalogue of the American Library of the Late Mr. George Brinley of Hartford, Conn
Author: George Brinley
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Languages : en
Pages : 254
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The Household Narrative of Current Events
Author: Charles Dickens
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Catalogue of the American library of ... George Brinley [by J.H. Trumbull]. (Special ed.).
Author: James Hammond Trumbull
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Languages : en
Pages : 444
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Languages : en
Pages : 444
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Battles of the United States
Author: Henry Barton Dawson
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Category : Battles
Languages : en
Pages : 794
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Category : Battles
Languages : en
Pages : 794
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The History of the Fifteenth Connecticut Volunteers in the War for the Defense of the Union, 1861-1865
Author: Sheldon Brainerd Thorpe
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN
Author: JOHN FOWLES
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A World History of Railway Cultures, 1830-1930
Author: Matthew Esposito
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351211609
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
This 4-volume collection is the first compilation of primary sources to historicize the cultural impact of railways on a global scale from their inception in Great Britain to the Great Depression. Gathered together are over 200 rare out-of-print published and unpublished materials from archival and digital repositories throughout the world. Organized by historical geography, volume 4 considers the Americas
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351211609
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
This 4-volume collection is the first compilation of primary sources to historicize the cultural impact of railways on a global scale from their inception in Great Britain to the Great Depression. Gathered together are over 200 rare out-of-print published and unpublished materials from archival and digital repositories throughout the world. Organized by historical geography, volume 4 considers the Americas
The British Invasion of the River Plate, 1806–1807
Author: Ben Hughes
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473829925
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
In 1806 a British expeditionary force captured Buenos Aires. Over the next eighteen months, Britain was sucked into a costly campaign on the far side of the world. The Spaniards were humbled on the battlefield and Montevideo was taken by storm, but the campaign ended in disaster when 6000 redcoats and riflemen surrendered following a bloody battle in the streets of the Argentine capital. So ended one of the most humiliating and neglected episodes of the entire Napoleonic Wars.In The British Invasion of the River Plate Ben Hughes tells the story of this forgotten campaign in graphic detail. His account is based on research carried out across two continents. It draws on contemporary newspaper reports, official documents and the memoirs, letters and journals of the men who were there.He describes the initially successful British invasion, which was stopped when their troops were surrounded in Buenos Aires main square and forced to surrender, and the second British attack which was eventually defeated too. His narrative covers the course of the entire campaign and its aftermath. While focusing on the military and political aspects of the campaign, his book gives an insight into the actions of the main protagonists William Carr Beresford, Sir Home Popham, Santiago de Liniers and Black Bob Craufurd and into the experiences of the forgotten rank and file.He also considers the long-term impact of the campaign on the fortunes of the opposing sides. Many of the British survivors went on to win glory in the Peninsular War. For the Uruguayans and Argentines, their victory gave them a sense of national pride that would eventually encourage them to wrest their independence from Spain.
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473829925
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
In 1806 a British expeditionary force captured Buenos Aires. Over the next eighteen months, Britain was sucked into a costly campaign on the far side of the world. The Spaniards were humbled on the battlefield and Montevideo was taken by storm, but the campaign ended in disaster when 6000 redcoats and riflemen surrendered following a bloody battle in the streets of the Argentine capital. So ended one of the most humiliating and neglected episodes of the entire Napoleonic Wars.In The British Invasion of the River Plate Ben Hughes tells the story of this forgotten campaign in graphic detail. His account is based on research carried out across two continents. It draws on contemporary newspaper reports, official documents and the memoirs, letters and journals of the men who were there.He describes the initially successful British invasion, which was stopped when their troops were surrounded in Buenos Aires main square and forced to surrender, and the second British attack which was eventually defeated too. His narrative covers the course of the entire campaign and its aftermath. While focusing on the military and political aspects of the campaign, his book gives an insight into the actions of the main protagonists William Carr Beresford, Sir Home Popham, Santiago de Liniers and Black Bob Craufurd and into the experiences of the forgotten rank and file.He also considers the long-term impact of the campaign on the fortunes of the opposing sides. Many of the British survivors went on to win glory in the Peninsular War. For the Uruguayans and Argentines, their victory gave them a sense of national pride that would eventually encourage them to wrest their independence from Spain.