The Seasick Admiral

Author : Kevin Brown
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848324183

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The Seasick Admiral by Kevin Brown Pdf

Horatio Nelson did not enjoy robust good health. From his childhood he was prone to many of the ailments so common in the eighteenth century, and after he joined the Navy he contracted fevers that further undermined his strength: he was even seasick whenever he first put to sea. Nevertheless, he saw more action than most officers, and was often wounded the loss of the sight in one eye and a shattered arm were the most public, but by no means his only injuries. This personal experience of sickness made him uniquely aware of the importance of health and fitness to the efficient running of a fleet, and this new book investigates Nelson's personal contribution to improving the welfare of the men he commanded.It ranges from issues of diet, through hygiene to improved medical practices. Believing prevention was better than cure, Nelson went to great lengths to obtain fresh provisions, insisted on cleanliness in his ships, and even understood the relationship between mental and physical health, working tirelessly to keep up the morale of his men. Many other people contributed to what became a revolution in naval health but because of his heroic status Nelson's influence was hugely significant, a role which this book reveals in detail for the first time.

Author : Jack Whyte
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 749 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780143183709

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03 Knights Templar Order In Chaos by Jack Whyte Pdf

On Friday the 13th of October, 1307, Sir William St. Clair faces the end of the Order. Philip IV has arrested every Templar, seized the Order's assets, and burnt their Grand Master at the stake. But the Temple secrets must continue to be protected; so as their world falls apart, a few brave men undertake the dangerous task of smuggling the sacred treasure out from under the nose of a vengeful king. St. Clair flees to Scotland, where he leads the surviving Templars as they train in secrecy for a return to France. But St. Clair has grown disillusioned with the old Templar ways, and after taking his men into battle one last time as Temple Knights, he leads the survivors away in search of another legend, the fabled land that lies beyond the Western Ocean. Merica.

Author : David Helwig
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-23
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780228002628

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A House in Memory by David Helwig Pdf

"the language of the waterway / the name / the train's route through bliss / to" When the poet and novelist David Helwig - a recipient of the Matt Cohen Prize for lifetime achievement and a member of the Order of Canada - died in October 2018, he left behind a substantial catalogue of unpublished work. A House in Memory, a selection of Helwig's last poems, was assembled by his daughter, Maggie. It shows an author still at the height of his powers, creating work in complex formal structures, contemplating mortality, memory, and the landscape of his adopted home of Prince Edward Island, and paying tribute to his literary predecessors. The collection also includes unpublished poems from earlier in Helwig's career. Ranging widely through time, space, and literary tradition, A House in Memory features some deeply personal poems. As Maggie Helwig says of her father, "he could not cease to be a poet as long as he had breath in this world.

Author : Tony Smythe
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781594859151

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My Father, Frank by Tony Smythe Pdf

• Biography of a seminal, but often unheralded, figure in high-altitude climbing • Written by his son, Tony, Frank Smythe was himself a prolific author • Important addition to Mountaineer Books’ Legends and Lore series Frank Smythe, like Eric Shipton, is associated with early Everest explorations and was a member of three expeditions to the mountain. At a time when it was ungentlemanly to make a living by climbing, Smythe wrote more than a dozen popular books based upon his travels to high places -- one of them being the first ascent of Kamet (25,447 feet) in 1931, which was the first time any climber had gone beyond 25,000 feet. Two years later, he reached the highest point climbed on Everest (28,200 feet). He also climbed in Britain, the Alps, Canada, and Alaska. He and Graham Brown established two new routes on the Brevna face of Mont Blanc. In short, he has serious climbing credentials. As the title hints, this is a biography by Frank’s son Tony, but it isn’t based solely on personal memories; Frank was away from home for long periods and died when Tony was only fourteen. Instead, this book is based on thirteen years of research: Frank’s parents’ meeting and marriage, Frank’s early school years, his first climbs, his training for various jobs, his gradual rise to fame and fortune, his friendships, his war years, and his sudden death are all covered. Like his father, Tony has a strong understanding of how to tell a story that appeals to both climbers and general lovers of nonfiction adventures.

Author : Barry Gough
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781990776397

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The Curious Passage of Richard Blanshard by Barry Gough Pdf

Celebrated historian Barry Gough brings a defining era of Pacific Northwest history into focus in this biography of Richard Blanshard, the first governor of Vancouver Island—illuminating with intriguing detail the genesis and early days of Canada's westernmost province. Early one wintry day in March 1850, after seven weary weeks out of sight of land, a well-dressed Londoner, a bachelor aged thirty-two, stood at the ship’s rail taking in the immensity of the unfolding scene. From Her Britannic Majesty’s paddlewheel sloop-of-war Driver, steadily thumping forth on Imperial purpose, all that Richard Blanshard could make out to port, in reflected purple light upon the northern side, was a forested, rock-clad island rising to considerable height. Vancouver’s Island they called it in those far-off days. This was his destination. Richard Blanshard was only governor of the young colony for three short, unhappy years—only one and a half of which were spent in the colony itself. From the very beginning he was at odds with the vastly influential Hudson’s Bay Company, run by its Chief Factor James Douglas, who succeeded Blanshard as governor of the colony of Vancouver Island and later became the first governor of the colony of British Columbia. While James Douglas is remembered, for better or worse, as a founding father of British Columbia, Richard Blanshard’s name is now largely forgotten, despite his vitally important role in warning London of American cross-border aggressions, including a planned takeover of Haida Gwaii. However, his failures highlight the fascinating struggles of the time—the supreme influence of commerce, the disparity between expectations and reality, and the bewildering collision of European and Pacific Northwest culture.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Merchant marine
ISBN : IND:30000090546650

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Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council by Anonim Pdf

Author : Duncan Wells
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781472947307

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Stress-Free Motorboating by Duncan Wells Pdf

Stress-free Motorboating is the answer to all single- or short-handed crews' prayers. Highly illustrated with step by step photographs, this unique handbook tackles the most common motorboating situations anyone cruising along the coast or river will have to manage - whether cruising along a river or the coast. It covers tricky procedures for getting off (and then back on) a marina berth, anchoring, mooring to a buoy or jetty, motoring in big seas, entering locks, and even picking up a man overboard, with QR codes linking to helpful instructional action videos. Essential advice is given about fuel monitoring, engine care and maintenance, looking after batteries, and many more issues specific to motorboats. Stress-free Motorboating will be a godsend to all crews, whether aboard a 35-footer, a sports runabout or a 60-foot displacement cruiser, whether crossing the Channel or just pottering along the coast or a river.

Author : Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066126353

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The Admiral by Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen Pdf

Douglas Brooke in this book "The Admiral" describes the story of an admiral, Viscount Nelson. It talks about the life of this great man considered as the greatest sea-commander to have ever lived. It describes his challenges, personal difficulties, and victories in service. A powerful historical book for everyone who wants to learn about their past heroes.

Author : Martin King,Michael Collins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781642939774

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Triage by Martin King,Michael Collins Pdf

An articulate, compelling history of American battlefield medics. “I have walked the battlefields with Martin King, who has traversed them countless times with veterans. No one knows these stories like Martin, and no one can tell them quite the way he does.” —Rick Beyer, New York Times bestselling author of The Ghost Army of World War II “Few things bring history to life like the words of those who lived through it. Martin King offers us a glimpse into those experiences, documenting a young nation in the most formative periods of its history. Insightful, moving, and important, this book is a valuable tool for anyone wanting to better understand America’s role in the most brutal of conflicts.” —Dan Snow, BBC TV Presenter and historian, History Hit TV “I have never known better stories in my life. Thoughtful and touching beyond belief. The context Martin King provides to help tell the story is beyond reproach. This is 11 on a scale of 10.” —Commander Jeffrey Barta, Deputy Museum Systems Operations Office, Naval History and Heritage Command, Washington, DC “Our soldiers and their missions have greatly benefited from the compassion, commitment, and selfless service of all frontline medics. Thank you for all that you’ve done for our nation, its soldiers, and their families.” —General David H. Petraeus, United States Army (Retired) “Martin King has a keen eye for the human side of conflict. In His attention to the experience of medical personnel and his excellent prose provides interesting additions It’s a wonderfully unique book that offers the reader a great insight into everything about the frontline medics.” —Professor Jerome Sheridan, Author, Military Historian, American University

Author : Ephraim Kishon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Hebrew wit and humor
ISBN : UCAL:B2828925

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The Seasick Whale by Ephraim Kishon Pdf

Author : Howard George
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781728384177

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The Admiral's Steward by Howard George Pdf

The reflections of an old man late in the Victorian era lead back to before he was born. Thomas Spencer, Admiral’s Steward, has first sight of Mary Hever, his future wife, on the Bay of Naples in December 1798, just as Lord Nelson is about to evacuate the Neapolitan royal family to Palermo. The dire sea voyage is followed not just by a developing relationship between Thomas and Mary, but also between Nelson and Emma, Lady Hamilton, while elderly Sir William Hamilton is ill. Over the ensuing year, Thomas’s devotion to his duty with Nelson results in Mary and himself becoming dupes of Emma and Nelson in a deception so scandalous it would have brought ruin on Nelson and the Hamiltons had it been discovered. When those famous three quit the Mediterranean in 1800, Thomas and Mary have to take the infant Horatio William Spencer back to England as their own. The growing child is deceived even as to the year of his birth and the death in battle of Nelson means plans for his future must change.

Author : Eric G. Waggoner
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03
Category : Angels
ISBN : 9781598588897

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Freckles by Eric G. Waggoner Pdf

Western Washington State - Two cantankerous characters, fifty somethings fall in love - a lady state trooper and a software mogul. She is widowed, he is a confirmed bachelor. Sparks fly, but a relationship is born or should we say reborn - they do not remember their first meeting as children who shared many interests. She was seven and he was nine when they met on that Whidbey Island beach long ago. Little did the lovers know of the coming storm - it would put their very lives on the line. They were troubled with premonitions. Fate would put them together at the wrong place at the wrong time - or so it seems, in the path of dangerous fanatics. Thrust into the fire, these defenders of the homeland and a handful of others faced the fight of their life on that icy wet November night against a determined terrorist cell with big plans. Would the couple survive to their wedding day? Would they even survive the night? Divine intervention from another character of supernatural persuasion, which had followed them from their very births, might help their odds. This 'secret' friend could have been responsible for incidents and accidents in their past that led up to this stormy November night. "That hillbilly angel is meddlin' agin' " The author, Eric G. Waggoner was born May 24, 1956 in Everett, Washington and has lived in western Washington most of his life. He is a production worker at the Boeing Company in Everett and a freelance writer. This is his first novel offering, a dark somewhat romantic comedy with a good helping of dangerous adventure and explosive action involving a couple of cantankerous hillbillies. He cites various influences - Hunter S. Thompson, Tom Robbins, Ken Kesey, James Michener and others too numerous to mention. A teller of tall tales, he hopes this is tall enough for you. Eric now lives in Marysville with his wife and his 16 year old daughter.

Author : United States. Court of Claims,Audrey Bernhardt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1014 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : IND:39000007336162

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Cases Decided in the United States Court of Claims ... with Report of Decisions of the Supreme Court in Court of Claims Cases by United States. Court of Claims,Audrey Bernhardt Pdf

Author : John Sugden
Publisher : Random House
Page : 1044 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781448129560

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Nelson by John Sugden Pdf

The Sword of Albion concludes the most comprehensive and intimate life of Nelson ever written, one that teems with a glittering array of sailors and civilians, heroes and villains, husbands, wives and lovers. Here are Nelson's famous victories at the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar as well as his lesser-known yet equally gripping campaigns. But behind the military prowess is a man riven with paradoxes and schisms: the fighting admiral and the glory-hunter, the national hero and the indigent commoner, the family man and the adulterer. This is an epic, triumphant and tragic life, and a masterpiece of the biographer's art.

Author : John Boyer
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595211340

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The Admiral's Game by John Boyer Pdf

The Admiral's Game is a lighthearted look at life, love and the game of golf.