Download or read book Anson s Gold written by George Edmunds and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a decade of research, George Edmunds has finally unlocked the meaning of the mysterious cipher carved into the famous Shepherd's Monument in the grounds of the Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire, Lord Anson's ancestral home. Here, he reveals the mystery behind locating the Treasure hidden by a Spanish Captain-General.

Download or read book Anson s Navy written by Brian Lavery and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 675 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite a supreme belief in itself, the Royal Navy of the early eighteenth century was becoming over-confident and outdated, and it had more than its share of disasters and miscarriages including the devastating sickness in Admiral Hosier’s fleet in 1727; failure at Cartagena, and an embarrassing action off Toulon in 1744\. Anson’s great circumnavigation, though presented as a triumph, was achieved at huge cost in ships and lives. And in 1756 Admiral Byng was shot after failure off Minorca. In this new book, the bestselling author Brian Lavery shows how, through reforms and the determined focus of a number of personalities, that navy was transformed in the middle years of the eighteenth century. The tide had already begun to turn with victories off Cape Finisterre in 1747, and in 1759 the navy played a vital part in the ‘year of victories’ with triumphs at Lagos and Quiberon Bay; and it conducted amphibious operations as far afield as Cuba and the Philippines, and took Quebec. The author explains how it was fundamentally transformed from the amateurish, corrupt and complacent force of the previous decades. He describes how it acquired uniforms and a definite rank structure for officers; and developed new ship types such as the 74 and the frigate. It instigated a more efficient (if equally brutal) method of recruiting seamen, and boosted morale and motivation and a far more aggressive style of fighting. The coppering of ships’ hulls and the solving of the problems associated with longitude and scurvy, were also hugely significant steps. Much of this transformation was due to the forceful if enigmatic personality of George, Lord Anson. In a largely static society, he changed the navy so that it was fit for purpose, and in readiness for Nelson just decades later. Using a mass of archival evidence and a mix of official reports and personal reminiscences, this book offers a fascinating and engrossing analysis of all these far-reaching reforms, which in turn led to the radical transformation of Britain’s navy into a truly global force. The consequential effect on the world’s history would be huge.

Download or read book Joint Metallism a Plan by Which Gold and Silver Together at Ratios Always written by Anson Phelps Stokes and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-19 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joint-metallism, A Plan by which Gold and Silver Together, at Ratios Always by Anson Phelps Stokes. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1895 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.

Download or read book Michigan Historical Collections written by Michigan Historical Commission and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Anson s Way written by Gary D. Schmidt and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While serving as a British Fencible to maintain the peace in eighteenth-century Ireland, Anson finds that his sympathy for a hedge master places him in conflict with the law of King George II.

Download or read book Records written by Geological Survey of Victoria and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Who s who written by Henry Robert Addison and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 1898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An annual biographical dictionary, with which is incorporated "Men and women of the time."

Download or read book Experiences of Gold Hunters in Alaska written by Charles Anson Margeson and published by [Hornellsville, N.Y.] : The author. This book was released on 1899 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experiences of Gold Hunters in Alaska is a classic account of the Valdez-Copper River phase of the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 and a topnotch narrative of a real-life Alaskan adventure. Unlike most written histories of that gold rush that tell of the passage to Dyea or Skagway, over the Chilkoot Pass and White Pass, and down to the Klondike fields in Yukon, Charles Margeson tells the story that he and 3500 other gold seekers experienced as they traversed the Valdez Glacier and descended the Klutina River to the Copper River. The author describes his journey beginning in Missouri in 1897 and resulted in a trip from Seattle to Alaska and back to Seattle in 1898. The book covers the early story of Valdez and the hazards encountered in the Tonsena (now Tonsina) Valley. Although they discovered little gold, their quest made a difference for their efforts resulted in the exploration and development of much of Southcentral and Interior Alaska. They established the port city of Valdez which was to become the major transportation and shipping corridor from interior to coastal Alaska--a corridor now more famous for its black than yellow gold.

Download or read book An Introduction to Mineralogy written by John Lee Comstock and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Historical Collections written by Michigan State Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Anson Anthology 2012 written by Anson Primary School and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What lies inside this little book will astound, astonish and amaze you all. The children at Anson Primary School have created haikus, triolets and cinquains. They have penned sonnets, clerihews and acrostics. They have even told lies. The anthology contains poetry from Year One through to Year Six and is a glowing tribute to the quality of writing at Anson Primary School.

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