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| Author | : David Cordingly |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 503 |
| Release | : 2013-07-11 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1408846748 |
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This is the story of the Bellerophon, a ship of the line known to her crew as the Billy Ruffian. Under fourteen captains, she played a conspicuous part in three of the most famous of all sea battles: the battle of the Glorious First of June (1794), the opening action against Revolutionary France; the battle of the Nile (1798), which halted Napoleon's eastern expansion from Cairo; and the battle of Trafalgar (1805), which established British naval supremacy for 100 years and during which her captain was shot dead with a musket ball an hour before Nelson was mortally wounded. But her crowning glory came six weeks after the Battle of Waterloo, when the Napoleon, trapped in La Rochelle, surrendered to the captain of the ship that had dogged his steps for more than twenty years.
| Author | : Colin Pengelly |
| Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2014-04-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1473837375 |
Download HMS Bellerophon Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The story of HMS Bellerophon is a record of the many and varied duties which the Royal Navy had to carry out in the period 1793 1815. It was involved in the first great fleet action of the War and was involved in the last moments of the struggle with the surrender of Napoleon.The 74-gun ship was the standard unit in the line of battle, Bellerophon was one of the most distinguished with a fine fighting record. Having fought at 'The Glorious First of June'; the battle of the Nile and at Trafalgar the ship saw more than her share of fierce ship-to-ship encounters. In between there were the varying duties of blockade and escort carried out with service in the Channel, the Mediterranean, the North Sea, the Baltic and the West Indies. The ship saw every type of service which fell to the Navy in that period.All the many and various aspects of the ship's life are covered from construction through maintenance and refits to final disposal. Sadly the ship could not be been saved like Victory and the ship and her fine record were confined to the history books.
| Author | : Anthony Bailey |
| Publisher | : Seafarer Books |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Sailors |
| ISBN | : 9780850364590 |
Download The Thousand Dollar Yacht Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The theme of the would-be yachtsman finding a builder to construct a small boat which met his requirements, but at a very reasonable cost, is a traditional one in sailing literature and the basis of this story, first published in the USA nearly 30 years ago.
| Author | : Jared Kemling |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 564 |
| Release | : 2021-12-01 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1438486189 |
Download The Cultural Power of Personal Objects Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The Cultural Power of Personal Objects seeks to understand the value and efficacy of objects, places, and times that take on cultural power and reverence to such a degree that they are treated (whether metaphorically or actually) as "persons," or as objects with "personality"—they are living objects. Featuring both historical and theoretical sections, the volume details examples of this practice, including the wampum of certain Native American tribes, the tsukumogami of Japan, the sacred keris knives of Java, the personality of seagoing ships, the ritual objects of Hinduism and Ancient Egypt, and more. The theoretical contributions aim to provide context for the existence and experience of personal objects, drawing from a variety of disciplines. Offering a variety of new philosophical perspectives on the theme, while grounding the discussion in a historical context, The Cultural Power of Personal Objects broadens and reinvigorates our understanding of cultural meaning and experience.
| Author | : John Wilson |
| Publisher | : Scholastic Canada |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2014-01-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1443128961 |
Download I Am Canada: Graves of Ice Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A dramatic Arctic adventure set during Sir John Franklin's doomed search for the Northwest Passage George Chambers is a fourteen-year-old aboard the HMS Erebus, one of two ships under the command of Sir John Franklin on his quest to discover the Northwest Passage. But when the Erebus and Terror are trapped in crushing ice, 129 men of the crew die from cold, scurvy, and starvation. Only two remain alive when George begins to recount his story: him and Commander James Fitzjames. As his strength dwindles and starvation weakens him, George recalls the events that led him to Canada's desolate North, and the expedition's failure — including gravediggers, a close call with a polar bear, standing up against sailors threatening mutiny, and his own impending death. George does not know whether the story he tells will be all that survives of Franklin's doomed Arctic expedition.
| Author | : Anonymous |
| Publisher | : Library of Alexandria |
| Total Pages | : 6975 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 146553332X |
Download Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary Historical and Comparative of the Heterodox Speech of all Classes of Society for More than Three Hundred Years with Synonyms in English, French, German, Italian, etc. Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
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| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 1919 |
| Genre | : Educators |
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Download Some Memories of William Peveril Turnbull, One of His Majesty's Inspectors of Schools Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
| Author | : Dan Milner |
| Publisher | : Oak Publications |
| Total Pages | : 223 |
| Release | : 1983-12-31 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 178323492X |
Download Songs of England, Ireland, and Scotland: A Bonnie Bunch of Roses [Lyrics & Chords] Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Traditional songs from the British Isles, each features guitar chord symbols and special tunings. Informative notes to each song, a discography and a bibliography.
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| Total Pages | : 2214 |
| Release | : 2000-01 |
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Download Cruising World Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
| Author | : David Cordingly |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 448 |
| Release | : 2013-08-14 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1408822571 |
Download Cochrane the Dauntless Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Patrick O'Brian, C.S. Forester and Captain Marryat all based their literary heroes on Thomas Cochrane, but Cochrane's exploits were far more daring and exciting than those of his fictional counterparts. He was a man of action, whose bold and impulsive nature meant he was often his own worst enemy. Writing with gripping narrative skill and drawing on his own travels and original research, Cordingly tells the rip-roaring story of a flawed Romantic hero who helped define his age.
