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Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Lives of the Most Eminent British Naval Heroes
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Pages : 458
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Pages : 458
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The Lives of the Most Eminent British Painters
Author: Allan Cunningham
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Category : Painters
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Category : Painters
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Biographia Britannica: Or, the Lives of the Most Eminent Persons who Have Flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the Earliest Age, to the Present Times: Collected from The_best Authorities, Printed and Manuscript, and Digested in the Manner of Mr. Bayle's Historical and Critical Dictionary. - Volume the Fisrt [-fifth!. - The Second Edition, with Corrections, Enlargements, and the Addition of New Lives; by Andrew Kippis, D.D. and F.S.A. with Other Gentlemen. - London Printed by W. and A. Strahan
Author: Andrew Kippis
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Languages : en
Pages : 750
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Pages : 750
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The Admiral Benbow
Author: Sam Willis
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1623655811
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 583
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Admiral John Benbow was an English naval hero, a fighting sailor of ruthless methods but indomitable courage. Benbow was a man to be reckoned with. In 1702, however, when Benbow engaged a French squadron off the Spanish main, other ships in his squadron failed to support him. His leg shattered by a cannon-ball, Benbow fought on--but to no avail: the French escaped and the stricken Benbow succumbed to his wounds. When the story of his "Last Fight" reached England, there was an outcry. Two of the captains who had abandoned him were court-martialed and shot; Brave Benbow was elevated from national hero to national legend, his valor immortalized in broadsheet and folksong: ships were named after him; Tennyson later feted him in verse; in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, the tavern where Jim Hawkins and his mother live is called The Admiral Benbow. For the very first time, Sam Willis tells the extraordinary story of Admiral Benbow through an age of dramatic change, from his birth under Cromwell's Commonwealth; to service under the restored Stuart monarchy; to the Glorious Revolution of 1688; to the French wars of Louis XIV; and finally to the bitter betrayal of 1702. The Admiral Benbow covers all aspects of seventeenth century naval life in richly vivid detail, from strategy and tactics to health and discipline. But Benbow also worked in the Royal Dockyards, lived in Samuel Evelyn's House, knew Peter the Great, helped to found the first naval hospital, and helped to build the first offshore lighthouse. The second volume in the Hearts of Oak trilogy, from one of Britain's most exciting young historians, The Admiral Benbow is a gripping and detailed account of the making of a naval legend.
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1623655811
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 583
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Admiral John Benbow was an English naval hero, a fighting sailor of ruthless methods but indomitable courage. Benbow was a man to be reckoned with. In 1702, however, when Benbow engaged a French squadron off the Spanish main, other ships in his squadron failed to support him. His leg shattered by a cannon-ball, Benbow fought on--but to no avail: the French escaped and the stricken Benbow succumbed to his wounds. When the story of his "Last Fight" reached England, there was an outcry. Two of the captains who had abandoned him were court-martialed and shot; Brave Benbow was elevated from national hero to national legend, his valor immortalized in broadsheet and folksong: ships were named after him; Tennyson later feted him in verse; in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, the tavern where Jim Hawkins and his mother live is called The Admiral Benbow. For the very first time, Sam Willis tells the extraordinary story of Admiral Benbow through an age of dramatic change, from his birth under Cromwell's Commonwealth; to service under the restored Stuart monarchy; to the Glorious Revolution of 1688; to the French wars of Louis XIV; and finally to the bitter betrayal of 1702. The Admiral Benbow covers all aspects of seventeenth century naval life in richly vivid detail, from strategy and tactics to health and discipline. But Benbow also worked in the Royal Dockyards, lived in Samuel Evelyn's House, knew Peter the Great, helped to found the first naval hospital, and helped to build the first offshore lighthouse. The second volume in the Hearts of Oak trilogy, from one of Britain's most exciting young historians, The Admiral Benbow is a gripping and detailed account of the making of a naval legend.
A Catalog of Books Belonging to the Lower Hall of the Central Department, in the Classes of History, Biography, and Travel
Author: Boston Public Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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A Catalogue of Books Belonging to the Lower Hall of the Central Department in the Classes of History, Biography, and Travel, Including the Histories of Literature, Art, Sects, Etc., Politics, Geography, Voyages, Sketches, and Manners and Customs, Together with Notes for Readers Under Subject-references
Author: Boston Public Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Finding List of Books Except Fiction in the Public Library of the City of Dener with Author and Subject Indexes
Author: Denver Public Library
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Category : Non-fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Category : Non-fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns: with Explanatory and Glossarial Notes; and a Life of the Author, by James Currie, M.D., Abridged. New Edition
Author: Robert Burns
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Languages : en
Pages : 662
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Languages : en
Pages : 662
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Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte
Author: Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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