Download or read book The Private Papers of John Earl of Sandwich written by John Montagu Earl of Sandwich and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Endeavour written by Peter Moore and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An immense treasure trove of fact-filled and highly readable fun.” --Simon Winchester, The New York Times Book Review A Sunday Times (U.K.) Best Book of 2018 and Winner of the Mary Soames Award for History An unprecedented history of the storied ship that Darwin said helped add a hemisphere to the civilized world The Enlightenment was an age of endeavors, with Britain consumed by the impulse for grand projects undertaken at speed. Endeavour was also the name given to a collier bought by the Royal Navy in 1768. It was a commonplace coal-carrying vessel that no one could have guessed would go on to become the most significant ship in the chronicle of British exploration. The first history of its kind, Peter Moore’s Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World is a revealing and comprehensive account of the storied ship’s role in shaping the Western world. Endeavour famously carried James Cook on his first major voyage, charting for the first time New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Yet it was a ship with many lives: During the battles for control of New York in 1776, she witnessed the bloody birth of the republic. As well as carrying botanists, a Polynesian priest, and the remains of the first kangaroo to arrive in Britain, she transported Newcastle coal and Hessian soldiers. NASA ultimately named a space shuttle in her honor. But to others she would be a toxic symbol of imperialism. Through careful research, Moore tells the story of one of history’s most important sailing ships, and in turn shines new light on the ambition and consequences of the Age of Enlightenment.

Download or read book The Compleat Victory written by Kevin J. Weddle and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late summer and fall of 1777, after two years of indecisive fighting on both sides, the outcome of the American War of Independence hung in the balance. Having successfully expelled the Americans from Canada in 1776, the British were determined to end the rebellion the following year and devised what they believed a war-winning strategy, sending General John Burgoyne south to rout the Americans and take Albany. When British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga with unexpected ease in July of 1777, it looked as if it was a matter of time before they would break the rebellion in the North. Less than three and a half months later, however, a combination of the Continental Army and Militia forces, commanded by Major General Horatio Gates and inspired by the heroics of Benedict Arnold, forced Burgoyne to surrender his entire army. The American victory stunned the world and changed the course of the war. Kevin J. Weddle offers the most authoritative history of the Battle of Saratoga to date, explaining with verve and clarity why events unfolded the way they did. In the end, British plans were undone by a combination of distance, geography, logistics, and an underestimation of American leadership and fighting ability. Taking Ticonderoga had misled Burgoyne and his army into thinking victory was assured. Saratoga, which began as a British foraging expedition, turned into a rout. The outcome forced the British to rethink their strategy, inflamed public opinion in England against the war, boosted Patriot morale, and, perhaps most critical of all, led directly to the Franco-American alliance. Weddle unravels the web of contingencies and the play of personalities that ultimately led to what one American general called "the Compleat Victory."

Download or read book Revolution on the Hudson New York City and the Hudson River Valley in the American War of Independence written by George C. Daughan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-06-13 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riveting untold story of the fight for the Hudson River Valley, the decisive campaign of the Revolutionary War. No part of the country was more contested during the American Revolution than New York City and its surroundings. Military leaders of the time—and generations of scholars since—believed that the Hudson River Valley was America’s geographic jugular, which, if cut, would quickly bleed the rebellion to death. In Revolution on the Hudson, prize-winning historian George C. Daughan makes the daring new argument that this strategy would never have worked, and that dogged pursuit of dominance over the Hudson ultimately cost Britain the war. This groundbreaking naval history offers a thrilling response to one of our most vexing historical questions: How could a fledgling nation have defeated the most powerful war machine of the era?

Download or read book Island in the Storm written by Jamie W. Moore and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006-08-16 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Island in the Storm, by local historians Jamie and Dorothy Moore, documents in vivid detail the devastation, loss and eventual rebuilding of this beloved island community. On the night of September 21, 1989, Hurricane Hugo slammed into the South Carolina coast at Sullivan's Island with winds exceeding 160 miles per hour. The colossal force of the hurricane was punctuated by storm surges ranging from five to ten feet above sea level. At approximately one minute after midnight, Hugo's eye passed over the island, and the charming community seaside community disappeared beneath the tumultuous sea for nearly an hour. After Hugo left Sullivan's Island in its furious wake, the first news broadcasts from the Charleston area reported that the island and neighboring Isle of Palms were completely destroyed. The Ben Sawyer Bridge--the only connection to the island at the time--was knocked off its pedestal and rendered useless, and so the hundreds of families who had evacuated the area could not return to their homes to see what, if anything, remained. The recovery process started slowly, and for many it would be a long, arduous journey. More than 15 years later, Sullivan's Island's homes and businesses have been restored, but the memory of Hugo's fury will not soon be forgotten.

Download or read book Writings on American History written by and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Fireship written by Peter Kirsch and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2009-04-16 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fireship was the guided missile of the sailing era. Packed with incendiary (and sometimes explosive) material, it was aimed at its highly inflammable wooden target by volunteers who bailed out into a boat at the last moment. It often missed, but the panic it invariably caused among crews who generally could not swim and had no method of safely abandoning ship did the job for it—the most famous example being the attack off Gravelines in 1588 which led to the rout of the Spanish Armada.Although it was a tactic used in antiquity, its successful revival in the Armada campaign led to the adoption of the fireship as an integral part of the fleet. During the seventeenth century increasingly sophisticated 'fireworks' were designed into purpose-built ships, and an advance doctrine was worked out for their employment. Fireship reveals the full impact of the weapon on naval history, looks at the technology and analyses the reasons for its decline.This is the first history of a potent, much used but little understood weapon.

Download or read book Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature written by Historical Association (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Subject Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Empire Society Formerly Royal Colonial Institute The Dominion of Canada and its provinces the Dominion of Newfoundland the West Indies and Colonial America v 4 The Mediterranean colonies the Middle East Indian Empire Burma Ceylon British Malaya East Indian Islands and the Far East written by Royal Commonwealth Society. Library and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Reader s Index Guide written by Croyden Public Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Guide to the Historical Publications of the Societies of England and Wales written by University of London. Institute of Historical Research and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Reader s Index and Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Subject Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Empire Society Formerly Royal Colonial Institute written by Royal Commonwealth Society. Library and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Guide to the Historical Publications of the Societies of England and Wales written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Annual Report of the American Historical Association written by American Historical Association and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Minorca the Illusory Prize written by Desmond Gregory and published by Associated University Presse. This book was released on 1990 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the history of this Mediterranean island during the eighteenth century.