Описание: The first comprehensive study of naval operations involving NorthAmerican squadrons in Nova Scotia waters, Frigates andForemasts offers a masterful analysis of the motives behind thedeployment of Royal Navy vessels between 1745 and 1815, and thenavy’s role on the Western Atlantic. Interweaving historicalanalysis with vivid descriptions of pivotal events from the first siegeof Louisbourg in 1745 to the end of the wars with the United States andFrance in 1815, Julian Gwyn illuminates the complex story of competinginterests among the Admiralty, Navy Board, sea officers, and governmentofficials on both sides of the Atlantic.
Автор: Stuart Reid Название: The Texan Army 1835–46 ISBN: 1841765937 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781841765938 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 1929.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: For 10 years following its successful revolution and independence from Mexico, Texas was a sovereign republic with its own army and navy. This work tells the story of the armies of the Texan revolution and the independent Republic of Texas.
Описание: Originally presented in 1986 at the University of Texas at Austin as the first George W. Littlefield Lectures in American History, these essays explore a previously neglected aspect of the western story: the influence of Texans-and other Southerners-on th
Автор: John Jay Название: The Selected Papers of John Jay: 1788-1794 ISBN: 081393947X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813939476 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 15662.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Volume 5 opens with John Jay taking a leave of absence from his post as secretary for foreign affairs to serve as a delegate to the New York Ratifying Convention. Following Jay's appointment as the first chief justice of the United States, the volume documents his efforts to establish the federal court system, at both the Supreme Court and circuit court levels. The volume closes as Jay reluctantly agrees to return to Great Britain as a special envoy to negotiate a treaty to resolve the conflicts threatening to engulf the new nation in war.
Автор: Gelert Louis Название: The Fort Parker Comanche Raid & Its Aftermath, Texas, 1836 ISBN: 1782825258 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782825258 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 5906.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A collection of histories and first hand narratives There are few more famous or evocative characters in the history of the American south-west frontier period than the Comanche war chief, Quanah Parker. Every student of the period knows that Quanah was the son of an abducted American pioneer girl, Cynthia Parker. This book collects into a single, good value, Leonaur edition six contemporary perspectives on the events that led to the birth and life of Quanah Parker, each of which is too short to be individually published today. Included are two histories as well as personal accounts by James Parker, Rachel Plummer, Cynthia Parker and Robert Carter. The text covers the period from the raid on Fort Parker which brought about the abduction of the nine-year-old, Cynthia Parker to when the adult Quanah was at the zenith of his power and at war with U. S. Army. These accounts, available together for the first time, are primary source material and are thus essential reading for any serious or casual student interested in the subject. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
Описание: The 1813 storming of Fort Mims by Creek Indians brought to light the careers of Andrew Jackson, David Crockett and Sam Houston. All three fought the Creeks and each would have his part to play two decades later when the Alamo was stormed during fight for Texan independence from Mexico. President Jackson was the first head of state to recognize the fledgling Republic of Texas. Colonel Crockett would be enshrined as a folk hero for his glorious stand at the Alamo. General Houston won Texan independence at San Jacinto in 1836. This book tells the stories of the two landmark battles - Fort Mims and the Alamo - and the interwoven lives of Jackson, Crockett and Houston, three of the most controversial men in American history.
Описание: First published in French in 1797 and in this English translation in 1798, van Braam Houckgeest`s `faithful description` of a recent Dutch embassy to Beijing was received with enthusiasm by British readers. Volume 2 includes one of the last Western descriptions of the spectacular Summer Palace, destroyed in 1860.
Автор: Kinnaman Stephen Chapin Название: Merrimack, the Biography of a Steam Frigate [premium Color] ISBN: 1622734491 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781622734498 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 22990.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Merrimack is the biography of a warship, the U.S. Steam Frigate Merrimack. Her name has long been linked to the first duel of ironclads, an epic Civil War battle fought at Hampton Roads between the Monitor and Merrimack. But over time the myth of the Merrimack--actually the C.S.S. Virginia--displaced the memory of a magnificent antebellum U.S. Navy warship. The steam frigate Merrimack lost her identity. Nearly forgotten is the story of the original Merrimack, the namesake of a class of six powerful war steamers. When built she was the largest vessel in the U.S. Navy, the nation's first screw-propelled frigate and the earliest major warship to be armed entirely with shell-firing guns. Her first commission took her on a tour of the principal naval stations of Europe. During her second commission, she served as flagship of the Navy's Pacific Squadron, cruising the shores of Chile, Peru, Panama, Hawaii, Mexico and Nicaragua. Through the copious use of Merrimack's deck logs, official correspondence, contemporary newspapers and journals, and original construction plans, the author's research illuminates the mechanical issues and human interactions that indelibly shaped Merrimack's brief career. The author provides an unparalleled glimpse into the day-to-day events that defined the life of an active antebellum warship. But Merrimack offers more than just a summary of the ship's operational life. The author, a professional naval architect and marine engineer, dissects the origins of her design and compares the Merrimack class steam frigates to contemporary U.S. and British warships. He also examines the controversy surrounding her troubled engines, documenting their performance using archived drawings and steam log data. In summary, Merrimack embraces the many threads of a bygone era--history, biography, geography and technology--and has woven them together in telling of the story of the U.S. Steam Frigate Merrimack.
Описание: The compelling story of seven generations of the Rawson family, from the governing councils of Puritan Boston in the 1600s to the rich farmlands of southern Michigan two hundred years later. "Migration" brings a fresh perspective to America`s earliest western movement.
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