Download or read book Innocent on the Bounty written by Peter Heywood and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-04-06 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first complete publication of a rare collection of letters and poems written from 1790 to 1792--many of which have never appeared in print--telling the true story of Peter Heywood, a young Royal Navy midshipman on H.M.S. Bounty accused of mutiny, and his devoted sister, Nessy, who worked tirelessly to save him from being condemned and executed for this crime. This edition is a faithful transcription of a manuscript held at the Newberry Library in Chicago--one of only five surviving manuscripts.
Download or read book Mutiny on the Bounty written by Charles Nordhoff and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 1989-04-11 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A British crew mutinies against the cruel commander of the Bounty in 1787.
Download or read book Bounty Hunters for the Innocent written by Royal Wade Kimes and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eli Denning and Taggart Moore had the dubious distinction of being well known bounty hunters. It was an occupation not held in high esteem by the very people who put money up for the capture of notorious bandits. The two of them trailed a pair of outlaws halfway across Texas to a place called Big Sandy Switch. The first night there, they slept in an old barn and woke up to gunfire the next morning. A thirteen-year-old overgrown kid was standing outside challenging them to a gunfight. Eli had to think quickly to avoid a gun battle with a boy who was self-described as shy on "thinkers." It was through that young innocent boy the two bounty hunters would be drawn into the heart of a community that held many secrets... some deadly. It turned out, the two outlaws they were trailing would be the beginning of much larger things to come. More outlaws began pouring into Big Sandy Switch. A train was coming with a payload of one hundred thousand in cash. The sheriff was anything but to be trusted. A devious banker and a woman of ill-repute who lived with her own secret past, were as bad as the outlaws converging on the town. All the black sheep were being watched and prayed over by a gentle talking but zealous preacher. They were all connected in some way, but one man with contempt and greed organized the operation and controlled the town behind the scenes. The question was... who? Eli was fast and accurate with a six-gun and Taggart was not any too slow. They would have to be smart and fast to stay alive in Big Sandy Switch. Their future, and the future of those who met them, was about to change course in a way none could have anticipated or believed.
Download or read book Citizen Protection Act of 1998 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Guantanamo Diary written by Mahvish Khan and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2008-01-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mahvish Khan is the only Afghan-American to walk into Guantanamo of her own accord. This unique book is her story, and the story of the men she grew to know uniquely well inside the cages of Guantanamo. Mahvish Khan is an American lawyer, born to immigrant Afghan parents. She was outraged that her country, the USA, seemed to have suspended its tradition of equality for all under the law with regard to those imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, and so she volunteered to translate for the lawyers - including British lawyer and founder of Reprieve Clive Stafford Smith - acting pro bono for the prisoners. Because she spoke their language, understood their customs and brought them Starbucks chai, the closest available drink to the kind of tea they would drink at home, they quickly befriended her, offering fatherly advice as well as a uniquely personal insight into their plight, and that of their families thousands of miles away at home. Some at Guantanamo are terrorists who deserve to be convicted and sentenced as such. Some are paediatricians and school teachers. We cannot tell the difference until we see them as individuals with their own unique stories. They deserve that much. No other writer has had access to the detainees. This book is a testament to their captivity. It documents the voices of men who have been tortured and held in a black hole of indefinite detention without legal recourse for years. It shows who they are and also allows readers to see that these men are more similar to us than they are different.
Download or read book Mutiny written by John Boyne and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-02-17 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internationally bestselling author John Boyne has been praised as "one of the best and original of the new generation of Irish writers" by the Irish Examiner. With Mutiny, he's created an eye-opening story of life--and death--at sea. Fourteen-year-old pickpocket John Jacob Turnstile has just been caught red-handed and is on his way to prison when an offer is put to him---a ship has been refitted over the last few months and is about to set sail with an important mission. The boy who was expected to serve as the captain's personal valet has been injured and a replacement must be found immediately. Given the choice of prison or a life at sea, John soon finds himself on board, meeting the captain, just as the ship sets sail. The ship is the Bounty, the captain is William Bligh, and their destination is Tahiti. Their journey, however, will become one of the most infamous in naval history. Mutiny is the first novel to explore all the events relating to the Bounty's voyage, from the long passage across the ocean to their adventures on the island of Tahiti and the subsequent forty-eight-day expedition toward Timor. This vivid retelling of the notorious mutiny is packed with humor, violence, and historical detail, while presenting an intriguingly different portrait of Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian than has ever been presented before.
Download or read book Come to the Table written by Benita Long and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cookbook with a focus on entertaining family and friends, featuring photographs of table settings and meals, as well inspirational quotes and Scriptures. God intends for us, as sacred life travelers, to celebrate and enjoy His bounty. Every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor for it is the gift of God. This celebration of life was intended by God to be a way of life now and as preparation for a future event in which as followers of Christ, all are invited to participate. God intends for us to enjoy his blessings in abundance. Come to the Table is a threefold feast. For the mind, there are thought-provoking quotations from great poets and thinkers. For the spirit, stunning photographs and inspirational Scriptures transport you to another realm. For the body, there are hearty and delectable recipes. Inside the collection, you’ll find soothing dishes for the soul including . . . Parmesan Grits Casserole, Grilled Lemon Chicken, Cheddar Squash Strata, Lamb Kabobs and much more! Throughout Come to the Table, very few people appear. This is our personal way of inviting you to claim each setting as your own. “That the mountains shall drip with new wine, the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water” [Joel 3:18].
Download or read book Memories on the Bounty written by Janet Coulter Sanford and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1960, Roy Boutilier and twenty-four fellow Nova Scotians set sail for Tahiti aboard the newly built replica sailing ship Bounty. The ship stayed in Tahiti for almost a year while MGM Studios filmed the epic historical drama Mutiny on the Bounty, starring Marlon Brando. Roy's year on Bounty and his experiences in Tahiti are themselves the stuff of movies. But it took a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease for Roy and his long-time friend, Janet Sanford, to realize that a fascinating story would be lost if someone didn't capture those memories. And so began a series of Monday-morning meetings as Roy and the author embarked on a race against time. Memories on the Bounty goes far beyond re-telling Roy's story; it explores the boundaries of memory, the challenges of storytelling, the pain of saying goodbye, and the enduring bonds of friendship. With dozens of never-before-seen photos from Bounty's maiden voyage and her time in Tahiti, Memories on the Bounty is a touching story of adventure, love, and loss.
Download or read book The Films of Sergio Leone written by Robert C. Cumbow and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008-02-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sergio Leone's renown as a filmmaker rests upon a fistful of films, most notably the three Westerns he made with Clint Eastwood in the mid-1960s: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). While the success of these movies ensured Leone's reputation would endure, the few films he made following The Man with No Name Trilogy—culminating in his American gangster epic, Once Upon a Time in America (1984) with Robert DeNiro—would solidify Leone's place as one of the great visionaries of his time. In this enhanced revision of Once upon a Time: The Films of Sergio Leone, Robert C. Cumbow examines the work of this Italian filmmaker who made his mark re-envisioning the American Western. This volume includes a greatly expanded introduction and contains newly revised essays in which Cumbow analyzes the transition from "peplum" films to westerns in the Italian popular tradition. The book also examines each of Leone's major films as director, as well as the swan song Italian Western My Name Is Nobody, which Leone co-wrote and guided as producer. Cumbow also studies Leone's compositional style and the influence of Catholicism and the Italian grand opera tradition on his work. He provides a critical evaluation of Leone's style in reshaping the Western genre (and later, the crime film), as well an assessment of the influences on Leone's work, and his continuing impact on subsequent generations of film makers. Additional features of this book include thumbnail comments on the professionals who most frequently made up Leone's cast and crew, as well as an entire chapter devoted to composer Ennio Morricone. The book also includes an exhaustive bibliography, discography, and filmography, completely updated for this new edition. For fans and scholars seeking original and illuminating discussion of his work, The Films of Sergio Leone provides a critical appreciation of this master stylist.
Download or read book Island of the Innocent written by Diane Glancy and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning poet Diane Glancy's radical approach to the perennial mystery of suffering takes the trials of Job--the just man unjustly punished--into the New World.
Download or read book Bligh written by Anne Salmond and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 763 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Bligh, the story of the most notorious of all Pacific explorers is told through a new lens as a significant episode in the history of the world, not simply of the West. Award-winning anthropologist Anne Salmond recounts the triumphs and disasters of William Bligh's life and career in a riveting narrative that for the first time portrays the Pacific islanders as key players. From 1777, Salmond charts Bligh's three Pacific voyages – with Captain James Cook in the Resolution, on board the Bounty, and as commander of the Providence. Salmond offers new insights into the mutiny aboard the Bounty – and on Bligh's extraordinary 3000-mile journey across the Pacific in a small boat – through new revelations from unguarded letters between him and his wife Betsy. We learn of their passionate relationship, and her unstinting loyalty throughout the trials of his turbulent career and his fight to clear his name. This beautifully told story reveals Bligh as an important ethnographer, adding to the paradoxical legacy of the famed seaman. For the first time, we hear how Bligh and his men were changed by their experiences in the South Seas, and how in turn they changed that island world forever. 'Remarkable . . . The mutiny has inspired some marvellous books, of which this is possibly the finest.' --Jim Eagles, New Zealand Herald
Download or read book Queen s Bounty written by Fiona Buckley and published by Severn House/ORIM. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An aide to the Tudor queen faces treachery—and accusations of witchcraft—in this series of “intelligent, historically accurate Elizabethan-era whodunits” (Booklist). Ursula Blanchard is rudely shaken on receipt of a threatening letter from the exiled Anne Percy, Countess of Northumberland, whose treasonous plot against Elizabeth I Ursula helped foil a few months previously. Ursula dismisses the countess’s letter as idle threats, but then a series of strange events rocks Ursula’s household—and Ursula herself is accused of witchcraft. Could Anne Percy really be orchestrating a plot against Ursula from her exile in the Netherlands? And, if so, how can Ursula prove it before she is hanged as a witch? “Ursula is the essence of iron cloaked in velvet—a heroine to reckon with.” —Kirkus Reviews “[A] sixteenth-century mystery series as complicated and charming as an Elizabethan knot garden.” —The Tampa Tribune
Download or read book Parliamentary Debates written by Australia. Parliament and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Digest of Decisions in Cases Relating to the Public Lands Indian Matters Included written by United States. Department of the Interior and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tank Girl Full Color Classics Volume 3 1993 1995 written by Alan Martin and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With five years’ worth of much-loved comics under her belt, Hewlett and Martin’s titular hero Tank Girl was on a roll. What could go wrong? Enter Hollywood, with its tantalising plastic baubles of fame and glittering stacks of fool’s gold. Jamie and Alan succumbed, signed up, and sold out. During the turmoil of movie production, they continued to spew forth an increasingly bizarre stream of comic strips. And here they are! Re-colored in sympathetic style, and bolstered by a festering heap of unseen artwork and photos. Skill!
Download or read book CliffsNotes on Nordhoff and Hall s The Mutiny on the Bounty written by Gregory Tubach and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1999-03-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This CliffsNotes guide includes everything you’ve come to expect from the trusted experts at CliffsNotes, including analysis of the most widely read literary works.
Download or read book Digest of Decisions of the Department of the Interior in Cases Relating to the Public Lands Also part 2 Tables of Cases Reported Cited and Overruled written by United States. Department of the Interior and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
