Author: Editors of Phoenix International Publications
Publisher: Pi Kids
ISBN: 9781503709591
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Occupation of Havana
Author: Elena A. Schneider
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 146964536X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
In 1762, British forces mobilized more than 230 ships and 26,000 soldiers, sailors, and enslaved Africans to attack Havana, one of the wealthiest and most populous ports in the Americas. They met fierce resistance. Spanish soldiers and local militias in Cuba, along with enslaved Africans who were promised freedom, held off the enemy for six suspenseful weeks. In the end, the British prevailed, but more lives were lost in the invasion and subsequent eleven-month British occupation of Havana than during the entire Seven Years' War in North America. The Occupation of Havana offers a nuanced and poignantly human account of the British capture and Spanish recovery of this coveted Caribbean city. The book explores both the interconnected histories of the British and Spanish empires and the crucial role played by free people of color and the enslaved in the creation and defense of Havana. Tragically, these men and women would watch their promise of freedom and greater rights vanish in the face of massive slave importation and increased sugar production upon Cuba's return to Spanish rule. By linking imperial negotiations with events in Cuba and their consequences, Elena Schneider sheds new light on the relationship between slavery and empire at the dawn of the Age of Revolutions.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 146964536X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
In 1762, British forces mobilized more than 230 ships and 26,000 soldiers, sailors, and enslaved Africans to attack Havana, one of the wealthiest and most populous ports in the Americas. They met fierce resistance. Spanish soldiers and local militias in Cuba, along with enslaved Africans who were promised freedom, held off the enemy for six suspenseful weeks. In the end, the British prevailed, but more lives were lost in the invasion and subsequent eleven-month British occupation of Havana than during the entire Seven Years' War in North America. The Occupation of Havana offers a nuanced and poignantly human account of the British capture and Spanish recovery of this coveted Caribbean city. The book explores both the interconnected histories of the British and Spanish empires and the crucial role played by free people of color and the enslaved in the creation and defense of Havana. Tragically, these men and women would watch their promise of freedom and greater rights vanish in the face of massive slave importation and increased sugar production upon Cuba's return to Spanish rule. By linking imperial negotiations with events in Cuba and their consequences, Elena Schneider sheds new light on the relationship between slavery and empire at the dawn of the Age of Revolutions.
Disney - Elena of Avalor - Sing and Play with Elena!
Author: Editors of Phoenix International Publications
Publisher: Pi Kids
ISBN: 9781503709591
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Pi Kids
ISBN: 9781503709591
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Elena of the Stars
Author: C. P. Rosenthal
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 9780312145927
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
On the brink of adulthood, young Elena visits her widowed grandfather and befriends her late grandmother's golden stallion, and Elena and the horse are thrust into a primal battle against the elements that tests their mutual trust
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 9780312145927
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
On the brink of adulthood, young Elena visits her widowed grandfather and befriends her late grandmother's golden stallion, and Elena and the horse are thrust into a primal battle against the elements that tests their mutual trust
Elena
Author: Diane Stanley
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 9780786802562
Category : Mexican Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
A Mexican American girl recounts how her mother moved the family to America during the Mexican Revolution.
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 9780786802562
Category : Mexican Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
A Mexican American girl recounts how her mother moved the family to America during the Mexican Revolution.
All the World's Fighting Ships
Author: Frederick Thomas Jane
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Navies
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Navies
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
The Awakening
Author: L. J. Smith
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
ISBN: 9781444900712
Category : Brothers
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Elena's discovers her exciting new boyfriend is actually a vampire.
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
ISBN: 9781444900712
Category : Brothers
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Elena's discovers her exciting new boyfriend is actually a vampire.
Magic Stone Gourmet: Eating Magical Power Made Me the Strongest Volume 5 (Light Novel)
Author: Ryou Yuuki
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718389655
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
White Night Castle is shocked by the Ein’s sudden and drastic growth spurt. Only he and his grandfather know the truth behind this metamorphosis, but they have vowed to keep it a secret. Meanwhile, Ishtarica prepares to settle the score with Heim, and the royal family is dispatched to a neutral island for further negotiations. However, Warren appears to be especially wary of this course of action. Following an exhausting battle of wits, Ein and the royals return to home to discover that Magna has been nearly burned to the ground. Just what happened while the crown prince was away? And does he have a hope of saving the now-ruined city?
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718389655
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
White Night Castle is shocked by the Ein’s sudden and drastic growth spurt. Only he and his grandfather know the truth behind this metamorphosis, but they have vowed to keep it a secret. Meanwhile, Ishtarica prepares to settle the score with Heim, and the royal family is dispatched to a neutral island for further negotiations. However, Warren appears to be especially wary of this course of action. Following an exhausting battle of wits, Ein and the royals return to home to discover that Magna has been nearly burned to the ground. Just what happened while the crown prince was away? And does he have a hope of saving the now-ruined city?
The Glass Knife
Author: John Tully
Publisher: John Tully
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
A powerful story set in the strange world of pre-Columbian South America. The Tio-Cada is the ‘Chosen One’ — chosen to take part in the Miracle of Re-Birth. On the Day of the Spider he will be sacrificed on the altar of the Sun-God, his heart cut from his body and displayed to the multitude . . . only to appear again next morning restored to life. Tio, as he is known to his friends, has lived his life preparing to take part in the ceremony but when one of those friends, more knowledgeable than the others, warns him, ‘gods are fickle and priests are cunning’ he begins to wonder if the Miracle of Re-Birth is as straightforward as it seems? His desire to satisfy his curiosity leads him into strange adventures and remarkable discoveries.
Publisher: John Tully
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
A powerful story set in the strange world of pre-Columbian South America. The Tio-Cada is the ‘Chosen One’ — chosen to take part in the Miracle of Re-Birth. On the Day of the Spider he will be sacrificed on the altar of the Sun-God, his heart cut from his body and displayed to the multitude . . . only to appear again next morning restored to life. Tio, as he is known to his friends, has lived his life preparing to take part in the ceremony but when one of those friends, more knowledgeable than the others, warns him, ‘gods are fickle and priests are cunning’ he begins to wonder if the Miracle of Re-Birth is as straightforward as it seems? His desire to satisfy his curiosity leads him into strange adventures and remarkable discoveries.
Ship Sales - Requisition of Vessels from the Grace Line and the United States Lines
Author: United States. Congress. House. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1746
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1746
Book Description