Author: Anni Christensen
Publisher: Aarhus Universitetsforlag
ISBN: 8779349056
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In 1859 the Finnish-Swedish aristocrat and naval officer, Hampus Furuhjelm arrived in Alaska as one of the Russian colony's last ambassadors. He brought with him his young wife Anna Furuhjelm, who wrote many long letters in English to her mother. These letters, for the first time, give us a vivid picture of everyday life in the colonial capital, Sitka, in the period shortly before the USA. took over Alaska. The letters have been edited and commented by Anna Furuhjelm's great-granddaughter, Anni Christensen.
Letters from the Governor's Wife
Author: Anni Christensen
Publisher: Aarhus Universitetsforlag
ISBN: 8779349056
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In 1859 the Finnish-Swedish aristocrat and naval officer, Hampus Furuhjelm arrived in Alaska as one of the Russian colony's last ambassadors. He brought with him his young wife Anna Furuhjelm, who wrote many long letters in English to her mother. These letters, for the first time, give us a vivid picture of everyday life in the colonial capital, Sitka, in the period shortly before the USA. took over Alaska. The letters have been edited and commented by Anna Furuhjelm's great-granddaughter, Anni Christensen.
Publisher: Aarhus Universitetsforlag
ISBN: 8779349056
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In 1859 the Finnish-Swedish aristocrat and naval officer, Hampus Furuhjelm arrived in Alaska as one of the Russian colony's last ambassadors. He brought with him his young wife Anna Furuhjelm, who wrote many long letters in English to her mother. These letters, for the first time, give us a vivid picture of everyday life in the colonial capital, Sitka, in the period shortly before the USA. took over Alaska. The letters have been edited and commented by Anna Furuhjelm's great-granddaughter, Anni Christensen.
Jane Shore; Or, The Goldsmith's Wife ... Illustrated, Etc
Author: Mary Bennett (Author of Don't Tell.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Lives of the governors of New Plymouth, and Massachusetts Bay, etc
Author: Jacob Bailey MOORE
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Governors' Wives in Colonial Australia
Author: Anita Selzer
Publisher: National Library Australia
ISBN: 0642107351
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
"The lives of five vice-regal women who accompanied their husbands to the Australian colonies during the nineteenth century are examined in Governors' wives in colonial Australia: Eliza Darling, New South Wales, 1825-1831; Jane Franklin, Van Diemen's Land, 1837-1843; Mary Anne Broome, Western Australia, 1883-1889; Elizabeth Loch, Victoria, 1884-1889; Audrey Tennyson, South Australia, 1899-1903"--Page 2
Publisher: National Library Australia
ISBN: 0642107351
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
"The lives of five vice-regal women who accompanied their husbands to the Australian colonies during the nineteenth century are examined in Governors' wives in colonial Australia: Eliza Darling, New South Wales, 1825-1831; Jane Franklin, Van Diemen's Land, 1837-1843; Mary Anne Broome, Western Australia, 1883-1889; Elizabeth Loch, Victoria, 1884-1889; Audrey Tennyson, South Australia, 1899-1903"--Page 2
Noble deeds of woman ... Seventh edition, etc
Author: Elizabeth STARLING
Publisher:
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Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Major Peter. [A Novel.] By the Author of “Lord Lynn's Wife,” Etc. [J. B. Harwood].
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Governor's Wife
Author: Mark Gimenez
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0748117288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Have you ever wondered how one split-second decision could change your life for ever? The Bonners are the most powerful couple in Texas. Bode Bonner is the Republican Governor and his wife, Lindsay, is always by his side. From the outside everything looks rosy. But the Bonners are not happy. Bode is bored - he longs for more excitement in his life. Lindsay is at the end of her tether. She's had enough of Bode's womanising and of playing the dutiful wife.She is desperate to break free of her bland, wealthy lifestyle. Then Lindsay makes an impulsive decision that helps save the life of a poor Hispanic boy. From that moment on, nothing will be the same for the Bonners. Everything is about to change... From the author of the international bestsellers The Colour of Law and Accused, this is an addictively readable novel, filled with dramatic and ingenious twists and turns, that delves deep into the dark heart of Texas.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0748117288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Have you ever wondered how one split-second decision could change your life for ever? The Bonners are the most powerful couple in Texas. Bode Bonner is the Republican Governor and his wife, Lindsay, is always by his side. From the outside everything looks rosy. But the Bonners are not happy. Bode is bored - he longs for more excitement in his life. Lindsay is at the end of her tether. She's had enough of Bode's womanising and of playing the dutiful wife.She is desperate to break free of her bland, wealthy lifestyle. Then Lindsay makes an impulsive decision that helps save the life of a poor Hispanic boy. From that moment on, nothing will be the same for the Bonners. Everything is about to change... From the author of the international bestsellers The Colour of Law and Accused, this is an addictively readable novel, filled with dramatic and ingenious twists and turns, that delves deep into the dark heart of Texas.
The History of Henry Esmond, Etc
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
The New Female Instructor; Or, Young Woman's Guide to Domestic Happiness, Etc
Author: NEW FEMALE INSTRUCTOR.
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Life and Letters of John Winthrop, Governor of the Massachusetts-Bay Company at Their Emigration to New England
Author: Robert Charles Winthrop
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description