The King S Captain

Author : Taylor Caldwell
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504039017

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Captains and the Kings by Taylor Caldwell Pdf

New York Times Bestseller: Sweeping from the 1850s through the early 1920s, this towering family saga examines the price of ambition and power. Joseph Francis Xavier Armagh is twelve years old when he gets his first glimpse of the promised land of America through a dirty porthole in steerage on an Irish immigrant ship. His long voyage, dogged by tragedy, ends not in the great city of New York but in the bigoted, small town of Winfield, Pennsylvania, where his younger brother, Sean, and his infant sister, Regina, are sent to an orphanage. Joseph toils at whatever work will pay a living wage and plans for the day he can take his siblings away from St. Agnes’s Orphanage and make a home for them all. Joseph’s journey will catapult him to the highest echelons of power and grant him entry into the most elite political circles. Even as misfortune continues to follow the Armagh family like an ancient curse, Joseph takes his revenge against the uncaring world that once took everything from him. He orchestrates his eldest son Rory’s political ascent from the offspring of an Irish immigrant to US senator. And Joseph will settle for nothing less than the pinnacle of glory: seeing his boy crowned the first Catholic president of the United States. Spanning seventy years, Captains and the Kings, which was adapted into an eight-part television miniseries, is Taylor Caldwell’s masterpiece about nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America, and the grit, ambition, fortitude, and sheer hubris it takes for an immigrant to survive and thrive in a dynamic new land.

Author : Charles Moorman
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780813163772

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Kings and Captains by Charles Moorman Pdf

Charles Moorman reexamines several major works of the western heroic tradition: The Iliad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, The Song of Roland, The Nibelungenlied, the Norse sagas, and the Arthurian cycle. Disregarding the usual limited definitions which have controlled the study of heroic literature, he draws together these disparate works by proposing a theme common to them all: the opposition of two major figures whom he names king and captain. The figure of the king arises from the community with its need for responsible government, while the captain, derived from myth, is a highly individualistic, irresponsible heroic figure. The tension which Moorman sees between them is used as a means of reinterpreting the works under study. Though widely separated in time and cultural milieu, The Illiad, and The Song of Roland, for example, can be compared by interpreting both the Agamemnon-Achilles and the Oliver-Roland relationships as conflicts between king and captain. These essays will prove illuminating for layman and scholar alike.

Author : Joseph Rawson Lumby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Bible
ISBN : HARVARD:HWJMHG

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The Second Book of the Kings by Joseph Rawson Lumby Pdf

Author : Milton Spenser Terry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Bible
ISBN : UVA:X030510082

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Kings to Esther by Milton Spenser Terry Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLI:1159922-10

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The First and Second Books of the Kings by Anonim Pdf

Author : Steve Halsey
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780244208011

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The Tale of Captain Jack Two Sugars and the 'King's Malt' by Steve Halsey Pdf

Author : Joseph Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Bible
ISBN : UIUC:30112124128924

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The People's Bible: I Kings XV-I Chronicles IX by Joseph Parker Pdf

Author : E. Baumgaertner Wm E. Baumgaertner,Wm E. Baumgaertner
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781426907692

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Squires, Knights, Barons, Kings by E. Baumgaertner Wm E. Baumgaertner,Wm E. Baumgaertner Pdf

Many who have a passing interest in English history know of the kings: the Lancastrian usurper, Henry IV; the great warrior-king, Henry V; and the monkish monarch, Henry VI. Some also know of the fair Yorkist king, Edward IV, and his fated son, Edward V - the Prince in the Tower. Many more know of the Yorkist usurper, Richard III, and his Tudor nemesis, the last Lancastrian claimant, Henry VII. But what about the other key individuals of fifteenth century England? Most have heard of the "Kingmaker", even if they forget that he was Sir Richard de Neville, Earl of Warwick. But who was Little Fauconberg? Who was Hotspur, and how did he get his nickname? Who were the Beauforts, illegitimate descendents of Edward III (through his son, John of Gaunt), and how did they impact the history of England so significantly? Who was the "Butcher of England" and how did such an erudite and sophisticated man earn such an inglorious title? Why was Sir Richard de Beauchamp, also an Earl of Warwick, called the "Father of Courtesy" and the "Son of Chivalry"? What brought the educated and wealthy Owain Glyn Dwr, the last Welsh Prince of Wales, to the point of rebellion? Was Queen Margaret the "she-wolf of Anjou", or just a fiercely devoted wife and mother? Was Sir Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, the guardian of good government, or a self-serving, aristocratic snob bent on snatching the throne of England? Who was the "English Achilles", how did he earn such a sobriquet, and how did his end mark the ending of the Hundred Years War? Who were the Nevilles and the Percys, and how did a minor family feud start the Wars of the Roses? Who were the other squires, knights, barons, earls, and dukes that contributed so much to the history of fifteenth century England, but who seem mostly forgotten today? Come, plumb the depths of the people of that far gone time. For the answers all lie within these pages. Within is a brief biography of many of the more important personages, regardless of aristocratic rank. Included are parents, spouses, children, and other familial relationships, plus titles and offices, family coats-of-arms, and where readily available, family badges, livery, and battle standards. To further enrich the background, some supplemental sections have been added. These include a glossary of titles and offices, definition of selected heraldic terms, and a brief timeline of fifteenth century England.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Bible
ISBN : STANFORD:36105046765645

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First Book of the Kings by Anonim Pdf

Author : Roswell Dwight Hitchcock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1292 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Bible
ISBN : UVA:X002177823

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Hitchcock's New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible: Or, The Whole of the Old and New Testaments Arranged According to Subjects in Twenty-seven Books by Roswell Dwight Hitchcock Pdf

Author : Walter Raleigh Houghton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : United States
ISBN : UCD:31175024279336

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Kings of Fortune by Walter Raleigh Houghton Pdf

Author : Dewey Lambdin
Publisher : Canelo
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781788633284

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The King's Captain by Dewey Lambdin Pdf

Widespread mutiny threatens the fleet in this classic historical naval adventure. Alan Lewrie, our rakish captain, is promoted for his quick action in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent. Captain Horatio Nelson has gone against orders by breaking out to pursue his own instincts against an enemy division, and Lewrie gets sucked into the action against his much better judgment. But Nelson’s success gets him promoted to Rear Admiral and wins Lewrie a fine new frigate, HMS Proteus. But before he's even had a chance to settle into his new role, the terrible and widespread mutinies of Spithead and the Nore rage through the fleet. Together with the sudden reappearance of an old enemy, it has Lewrie fighting not just for his command, but for his life... The King’s Captain, ninth in The Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures, is perfect for fans of Philip McCutchan, Julian Stockwin and Patrick O’Brian. Praise for Dewey Lambdin ‘You could get addicted to this series. Easily’ New York Times Book Review 'The best naval series since C. S. Forester' Library Journal ‘Fast-moving... A hugely likeable hero, a huge cast of sharply drawn supporting characters: there's nothing missing. Wonderful stuff’ Kirkus Reviews

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1812
Category : Trials
ISBN : UOM:35112101795013

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A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Bible
ISBN : WISC:89094611985

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The First Book of Kings by Anonim Pdf

Author : Daniel Defoe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015064001483

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Romances and Narratives: Life and adventures and piracies of the famous Capt. Singleton by Daniel Defoe Pdf