Disastrous Voyage Of The Santa Margarita

Author : Richard Woodman
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781780101965

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Disastrous Voyage of the Santa Margarita by Richard Woodman Pdf

Among the coral outcrops of the island of Rota, lies the wreck of a Spanish galleon, the Santa Margarita - Spring 1601. This is a reconstruction of the Santa Margaritas disastrous last voyage, beset by an extraordinary sequence of typhoons and storms. Based on what little is known of the ships journey overloaded cargo, bad-blood amongst the crew and a curse we are told a story of greed, horror, deprivation and unimaginable hardship by the handful of survivors rescued from the wreck.

Author : John Lennard
Publisher : Humanities-Ebooks
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781847602855

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Of Sex and Faerie: Further Essays on Genre Fiction by John Lennard Pdf

Author : Nancy M. Henkel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781610691239

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Ready-Made Book Displays by Nancy M. Henkel Pdf

Providing more than 50 fiction display descriptions, this book identifies themes for the entire year and includes titles for signage, annotated book lists, prop and material ideas, as well as photographs that show how to pull it all together. Proper library merchandising doesn't have to be prohibitively expensive, time-consuming, or constitute a huge headache. Ready-Made Book Displays explains the principles behind effective displays and presents a wide variety of ready-made book displays that can be easily replicated, providing catchy titles, materials and props lists, reproducible hand-outs, and photographs to guide librarians in quickly assembling successful displays. These display ideas can be utilized in several different venues—in-shelf, point-of-checkout, display case, and others—and can be targeted to coincide with events, holidays, and celebrations, as well as for general book promotion. Each of the 55 fiction displays includes a prop idea list, a related Dewey subject list, media tie-ins, and an annotated and reproducible booklist. It's everything the busy librarian needs to create appealing, successful book displays—all contained in one handy guidebook.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Libraries
ISBN : UCSC:32106017989127

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Library Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1040 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : American literature
ISBN : UCD:31175032935531

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The Publishers Weekly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2744 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : STANFORD:36105211722686

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The British National Bibliography by Arthur James Wells Pdf

Author : David Cordingly
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781408822166

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Spanish Gold by David Cordingly Pdf

Today most of us know what we know about pirates from classics like Treasure Island and the films starring Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley. But who were the real pirates of the Caribbean and where did they come from? And how were they tamed? David Cordingly's latest book reveals the true story to have been at least as fascinating and gripping as the legends. When the Treaty of Utrecht ended the War of the Spanish Succession in 1713, there was an explosion of piracy across the Caribbean and along the eastern seaboard of North America. Hundreds of unemployed sailors roamed the seaports and many were tempted to take to piracy. Unable to attack enemy targets any longer, they replaced their national flags with the black flag and became ‘pyrates and enemies of all mankind'. Nowhere was the problem greater than in the Bahamas. So, after years of ignoring the problem, the British Government was forced to act. Three warships were despatched across the Atlantic with orders to suppress the pirates and it was agreed that a Governor of the Bahama Islands be appointed ‘to drive the pirates from their lodgement'. The man selected for the nigh impossible task was Captain Woodes Rogers, a former privateer who had made his name (he rescued Alexander Selkirk, the model for Defoe's Robinson Crusoe) and his fortune (£9m) by leading a highly successful voyage round the world. This is the story of his battle with the pirates, told in David Cordingly's inimitable style.

Author : David Cordingly
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812980172

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Pirate Hunter of the Caribbean by David Cordingly Pdf

From renowned pirate historian David Cordingly, author of Under the Black Flag and film consultant for the original Pirates of the Caribbean, comes the thrilling story of Captain Woodes Rogers, the avenging nemesis of the worst cutthroats ever to terrorize the high seas. Once a marauding privateer himself, Woodes Rogers went from laying siege to laying down the law. During Britain’s war with Spain, Rogers sailed for the crown in sorties against Spanish targets in the Pacific; battled scurvy, hurricanes, and mutinies; captured a treasure galleon; and even rescued the castaway who inspired Robinson Crusoe. Appointed governor of the Bahamas in 1717, the fearless Rogers defended the island colony of King George I against plundering pirates and an attempted Spanish invasion. His resolute example led to the downfall of such notorious pirates as Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and the female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. A vividly detailed and action-packed portrait of one of the early eighteenth century’s most colorful characters, Pirate Hunter of the Caribbean serves up history that’s as fascinating and gripping as any seafaring legend.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 902 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Science
ISBN : MINN:31951D004367249

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Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens handlingar by Anonim Pdf

Author : Erik Wilhelm Dahlgren
Publisher : New York : AMS Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025051199

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Were the Hawaiian Islands Visited by the Spaniards Before Their Discovery by Captain Cook in 1778? by Erik Wilhelm Dahlgren Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Cartography
ISBN : UOM:39015078660795

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Acta cartographica by Anonim Pdf

A series of monographs and studies on the history of cartography, reprinted from periodicals since 1800.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 852 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Natural history
ISBN : CHI:088676267

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Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lincoln P. Paine
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0395984149

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Warships of the World to 1900 by Lincoln P. Paine Pdf

Lincoln P. Paine's SHIPS OF THE WORLD: AN HISTORICAL HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA was honored as one of the best reference books of the year by the New York Public Library, and Library Journal described it as "clearly the most fascinating book of the year." Now, in two equally fascinating new books, Paine focuses on two of the most interesting areas of maritime history: WARSHIPS OF THE WORLD TO 1900 and SHIPS OF DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION. WARSHIPS OF THE WORLD TO 1900 traces the history of naval warfare through the stories of more than two hundred of the most famous and important fighting ships, from the earliest triremes and Viking longships to the Mary Rose, Wasa, Bonhomme Richard, HMS Victory, USS Constitution, USS Monitor, and Mikasa. Each ship is described in a vivid short essay that captures its personality as well as its physical characteristics, construction, and history, from the drawing board to the scrap yard or museum. Paintings and photographs show the grandeur and grace of these vessels that helped shape world events. An introductory essay, maps, and a chronology offer the reader a global perspective on the course of naval history from antiquity to the present.

Author : Geneviève Susemihl
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031400636

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Claiming Back Their Heritage by Geneviève Susemihl Pdf

This book provides a unique, in-depth look at three Indigenous World Heritage sites in Canada and their use for Indigenous empowerment and community development. Based on extensive ethnographic field studies and comprehensive narrative interviews, it shows how the three First Nation communities presented in the case studies enforce recognition of their collective rights to preserve their cultural heritage and assert their right to political, economic, cultural, and social self-determination. It also considers the prevailing universalistic discourses around World Heritage and the various ways in which they serve to either reinforce existing oppressive conditions regarding Indigenous communities and voices or provide opportunities to overcome them. The book will be of interest to scholars and students working on social and cultural histories, histories of colonialism, and in heritage and museum studies.

Author : Rodrigue Lévesque
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Micronesia
ISBN : UOM:39015036056631

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History of Micronesia: First real contact 1596-1637 by Rodrigue Lévesque Pdf