The Duel On The Beach

Author : Rafael Sabatini
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066338090881

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The Duel on the Beach by Rafael Sabatini Pdf

"The Duel on the Beach" is a seafaring adventure novel by the famed Anglo-Italian author Rafael Sabatini. Like the author's earlier book 'Captain Blood', it focuses on piracy in the seventeenth century Caribbean. When Major Sands left Barbados after the death of the governor, Sir John Harradine, he had every reason to congratulate himself that the fortune which he had gone overseas to seek was at last within his reach. For homing with him on the fine ship Centaur was the late governor's daughter, sole heiress to the considerable wealth which Sir John had amassed during his term of office. The long voyage before them with its constant association must afford him opportunities of contriving that the lady and her fortune should be contracted to him by the time they reached Plymouth. But when a French naval officer Monsieur de Bernis takes an interest in the young lady, a collision between the two men is inevitable...

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Page : 874 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006281096

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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Includes Part 1, Number 2: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals (July - December)

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BookPOD
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780992290429

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BUCKLEY, BATMAN & MYNDIE: Echoes of the Victorian culture-clash frontier by Anonim Pdf

Sounding 4 begins with the first narrative of squatter George Russell followed by an echo on magistrate, soldier and later Crown Lands Commissioner for the Western District ‘Flogger’ Fyans. Expansion west and north-west from Geelong soon causes the Colac tribal collapse and later the government-sanctioned revenge massacre of the Gadubanud Cape Otway clans. Then follows the dispossession timeline of the Geelong / Ballarat Wathaurong people and the extensive contributions by Ian D Smith on Aboriginal geography and languages of the west, with clan organization, mechanisms of dispossession, Aboriginal responses, a geography of disruption and Aboriginal perceptions of Europeans in 19th century Victoria. For contrast is a section SANITIZED ‘FRONTIER’ PROFILES OF PROMINENT COLONIALS controlling the countryside until largely replaced by the bankers and gold-diggers. Moving further west is an echo titled WINNING & LOSING THE GRAMPIANS AND THE GLENELG RIVER before a complete reproduction of Dr Jan Critchett’s Distant Field of Murder. Ian Clark and George Russell reveal how the western plains were taken over after the ‘vanishing’ of the Djab Wurrung clans around the Hopkins River. Echoes of the KULIN SUNSET COUNTRY SETTLED and A SCOTTISH ARK GROUNDS AT ARARAT are settler versions largely from local history books of reminiscences by successful sheep and cattle pastoralists such as the Learmonth and Russell family dynasties. The sour joke that the Scots had the land, the Irish the pubs and the English the accent, does no justice to the role of guns, germs and money-making… Modern scholarship birthed echoes titled FRONTIER MAYHEM IN THE FAR WEST which include the tribal resistance of Jupiter, Cocknose, Roger, Doctor, Bumbletoe etc. defeated by the likes of Wathaurong guide Bon Jon with CCL Fyans and the mounted Wurundjeri and Bunurong members of Captain Dana’s Native Police. This is followed by Marie Fels on native police action and A. G. L. Shaw on frontier violence, with Dr Critchett’ overview on Framlingham Aboriginal Mission Station. Sounding 4 concludes with aftermath echoes titled KING DAVID, DAWSON’S INFORMANTS & THE CAMPERDOWN GEORGE OBELISK and echo 74: HINDSIGHTS ON THE CULTURE-CLASH FRONTIER. Part 1 of which is on Redmond Barry, terra nullius and the Bon Jon case and part 2 has historian Henry Reynolds challenging our national self-image.

Author : Ann Galbally
Publisher : Melbourne University Publish
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Law
ISBN : 0522845169

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Redmond Barry by Ann Galbally Pdf

Sir Redmond Barry was the pre-eminent figure in Melbourne of the middle years of last century. A Supreme Court judge for thirty years, he was the founding and sustaining force behind the University of Melbourne, the Supreme Court Library, the Public Library, the National Gallery and the Museum. As social and cultural benefactor, he stands alone. Paradox pervaded his life. While seen by many as a hidebound, even villainous judge, his trust in the rule of law underpinned, for example, an unusually sympathetic and active response to the Aboriginal people. Yet fear of losing social standing and his Irish family's esteem blinkered him to injustice on his own doorstep. The story of his unacknowledged relationship of thirty years with Louisa Barrow, and of their four illegitimate children, is perplexing and often painful in the telling. This important biography is long overdue.

Author : NA NA
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1585 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781349813667

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Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers by NA NA Pdf

Author : Kevin Sylvester
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481410427

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Neil Flambé and the Duel in the Desert by Kevin Sylvester Pdf

Neil and his friend Larry travel in their new food truck to the Salsa Verde ranch in Arizona to participate in the legendary food-truck gathering, but when Neil discovers that the Verde ranch is in danger of foreclosure, the only hope for the ranch is a treasure map left behind by the very first Verde, a chef who discovered a mine while escaping from a murderous army colonel.

Author : Kevin Seiler,Donald Seiler
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780557024193

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KARATE-DO: Traditional Training for All Styles, 2Ed by Kevin Seiler,Donald Seiler Pdf

Karate-do evolved as a martial art in Okinawa, where it was nurtured bycenturies of Okinawan culture and innovation. What inspired the ancientmasters to develop these martial techniques and practices was the humaninstinct for self-preservation, not a desire for entertainment or sportingcompetition. Traditional Karate-do should be practiced with this in mind.Here you will find a complete personal training handbook to supplementtraining in any Karate-do system or other martial art style. This 2nd Edition is fully revised and greatly expanded. Featuresinclude martial philosophy, theory and practice; optimizing nutrition;physical training; and strategic studies. Bruce Lee advised all martialartists to âAbsorb what is usefulâ and every martial artist will findsomething of value here. The authors sincerely hope this book will inspireyou to train even more diligently, and that the experiences and researchshared here will be useful on your lifelong journey as a martial artist.

Author : USS Emmons Association
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0595807399

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The Emmons Saga by USS Emmons Association Pdf

Rear Admiral Edward Baxter Billingsley's book, The Emmons Saga, captures the deck plate routine of the Sailors aboard Emmons as she intersected with the great events of World War II and influenced the course of history. Any reader who has ever served afloat will recognize the authenticity of every detail, and will appreciate the complex relationship of an individual ship with war and diplomacy. This is a history of brave men ? members of "the greatest generation" ? who operated in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of World War II. Admiral Billingsley provides us a microcosm of World War II naval warfare, spanning the Battle of the Atlantic, the North African Campaign, the Normandy Invasion and the Battle of Okinawa. Historic facts and colorful sea-stories depict life aboard a naval combatant and illuminate the bonds of friendship and trust that developed among this group of young, inexperienced, and untested youth. As members of that "special" generation pass on at a rate of over 1,000 each day, it is important that the virtues and sacrifice that they epitomize be remembered by future generations of Americans. USS EMMONS rose from the depths of obscurity in 2001 when her gravesite was discovered off the shores of Okinawa and charted by American recreational divers. Her rediscovery has focused renewed interest both in the United States and Japan into the character of the American youth of that generation. The Emmons Saga, originally published a decade and a half ago, has been revised and up-dated, and it deserves a place of honor on the bookshelf of every maritime historian and lover of the sea. RADM Jacob L. Shuford, USNB President, Naval War College

Author : Frederick Stonehouse
Publisher : Duluth, Minn. : Lake Superior Port Cities
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015071188414

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Haunted Lakes by Frederick Stonehouse Pdf

Author : G. Peter Winnington
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781846310225

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The Voice of the Heart by G. Peter Winnington Pdf

The profoundly creative works of Mervyn Peake have fascinated readers for decades. His Gormenghast sequence of novels, recently serialized to great acclaim by the BBC, stands as one of the great imaginative accomplishments of twentieth-century literature. In The Voice of the Heart, G. Peter Winnington, the world’s foremost expert on Peake, explores his subject’s well-known fiction alongside the poetry, plays, and illustrations for which Peake is equally lauded. He traces recurrent motifs through Peake’s works and examines in detail his long-neglected play, The Wit to Woo. Through close readings of all these elements of Peake’s oeuvre, Winnington ultimately offers unparalleled insight into one of British literature’s most vibrant imaginations.

Author : Alex. McVeigh Miller
Publisher : Litres
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785041261184

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They Looked and Loved; Or, Won by Faith by Alex. McVeigh Miller Pdf

Author : Ocean Love Chase
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000644883

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The Ocean Love-chase; Or The Shell-hunter by Ocean Love Chase Pdf

Author : Newell Convers Wyeth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Art
ISBN : 1683254570

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Newell Convers Wyeth by Newell Convers Wyeth Pdf

Newell Convers, called N. C. Wyeth (1882-1945) has been cherished by generations of book lovers thanks to his illustrations of all-time classics such as Treasure Island, Robin Hood, and Robinson Crusoe. As one of the greatest illustrators in American history, he fashioned the way we imagine Long John Silver or Little John up to this day. In contrast to his achievements in book illustration, his painting is often overlooked. His Realist style has been carried on by his son Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) and his grandson Jamie Wyeth (1946-).

Author : Anonim
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1475950942

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Cigar City Stories by Anonim Pdf

In 1885, Vincent Martinez Ybor, a Spanish entrepreneur, purchased forty acres east of Tampa and built a company town of tall red-brick factories and small wood-frame houses for the workers. Over the next forty years, this community of cigar-makers from Cuba, Spain, and Italy grew into a thriving industry that made Tampa the Cigar Capital of the World. The urban renewal of the 1960s, however, struck a deathblow to Ybor City; thousands of cigar-makers homes and businesses were leveled by bulldozers, and an interstate highway stormed through the dying neighborhood. The narratives, reflecting a coming-of-age in this colorful community that no longer exists, speak of a kidnapping, a hold-up, a shark attack, a deadly duel, and a murder. A teenager comes to grips with his sexual identity, an activist mother resists Jim Crow laws, and an unexpected baby changes everyones life. In Cigar City Stories, author Emilio Gonzalez-Llanes presents a collection of short stories that provides a snapshot of this lost island in time. Julian stood on that raised platform in the middle of the factory floor, reading to the workers: Anna Karenina, War and Peace, Les Miserables, writings of Cervantes, newspapers, and the poems of Jos Marti. He didnt just read the words; he took on the voice and mannerisms of the characters in the novels, like an actor in the theater. Good performances were followed by the sustained thumping roar of two hundred chavetas, or tobacco knives, repeatedly striking the workers tobacco-cutting boards. from El Lector

Author : Marty Duncan
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781434965608

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A Civil War Romance by Marty Duncan Pdf