The Naval Government of Newfoundland in the French Wars: 1793-1815, John Morrow
Автор: Morrow John Название: British Flag Officers in the French Wars, 1793-1815 ISBN: 1474277675 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474277679 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 19008.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: During the French wars (1793-1801, 1803-1815) the system of promotion to flag rank in the Royal Navy produced a cadre of admirals numbering more than two hundred at its peak. These officers competed vigorously for a limited number of appointments at sea and for the high honours and significant financial rewards open to successful naval commanders. When on active service admirals faced formidable challenges arising from the Navy's critical role in a global conflict, from the extraordinary scope of their responsibilities, and from intense political, public and professional expectations. While a great deal has been written about admirals' roles in naval operations, other aspects of their professional lives have not been explored systematically.
British Flag Officers in the French Wars, 1793-1815 considers the professional lives of well-known and more obscure admirals, vice-admirals and rear-admirals. It examines the demands of naval command, flag officers' understanding of their authority and their approach to exercising it, their ambitions and failures, their professional interactions, and their lives afloat and onshore. In exploring these themes, it draws on a wide range of correspondence and other primary source material.
By taking a broad thematic approach, this book provides a multi-faceted account of admirals' professional lives that extends beyond the insights that are found in biographical studies of individual flag officers. As such, it will be of great interest to students and scholars of British naval history.
Many women who lived through the Second World War believed it heralded new status and opportunities. But did it? Making the Best of It examines how gender and other identities intersected to shape the experiences of female Canadians and Newfoundlanders during the war. The contributors to this thoughtful collection consider mainstream and minority populations, girls and women, and different parts of Canada and Newfoundland in their essays. Ultimately, they lay a foundation for a better understanding of the ways in which the lives of Canadian women and girls were altered during and after the 1940s.
In Classic Spy Tales and Epic Sea Adventures, Newfoundland's most beloved historian, Jack Fitzgerald, returns with another thrilling collection of Newfoundland stories. Scouring the historical records, Fitzgerald reveals what transpired when the two most powerful leaders in the world met in Placentia Bay to alter the course of war, how a secret spy document changed Newfoundland wartime policy, and how a German U-boat managed to establish a Nazi weather station in Labrador.
And supplementing stories of war and espionage, Fitzgerald also offers tales of giant squid, harrowing nautical disasters, and of the Newfoundland sea captain who inspired one of the most famous novels ever written.
As the third volume in Jack Fitzgerald's Treasury of Newfoundland Stories, Classic Spy Tales and Epic Sea Adventures is an indispensable edition for anyone interested in the history of Newfoundland.
Автор: Howley Название: The Beothucks or Red Indians ISBN: 110742562X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107425620 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Beothucks were a First Nations people in what is now Newfoundland, Canada. This book, first published in 1915, is a compilation of references to the Beothucks found in various European letters, drawings and journals. The text is illustrated with several drawings made by the last known surviving Beothuck.
Описание: The British geologist Joseph Beete Jukes (1811-1869) was sent on a mineral-prospecting mission to Newfoundland in 1839. He published this two-volume account of the expedition in 1842. Volume 2 is devoted mainly to scientific reports on the island`s natural history, geography and geology.
Описание: The geologist Joseph Beete Jukes (1811-1869) was sent on a mineral-prospecting mission to Newfoundland in 1839. He published this two-volume account of the expedition in 1842. Volume 1 describes Jukes` arrival in Newfoundland, its rugged landscapes, and the daily life of settlers in its coastal fishing communities.
Автор: Pope, Peter E. Название: Fish into wine ISBN: 0807855766 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780807855768 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 6264.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Combining archaeological analysis with historical research, Peter E. Pope examines the way of life that developed in 17th-century Newfoundland, where settlement was sustained by seasonal migration to the cod fishery. The unregulated English settlements that grew up around the exchange of fish for wine catered to nascent consumer demand.
Автор: Tocque Philip Название: Newfoundland: as it was, and as it is in 1877 ISBN: 9353807697 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789353807696 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5103.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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The island of Newfoundland and its fishery helped start the American Revolution and were a major sticking point in ending the war. In between, the island proved to be a source of men for the British army and navy, but also a drain on supplies. For the Americans Newfoundland and its fishing grounds were a place where the nascent navy and swashbuckling privateers could carry the war to the enemy's doorstep and hurt the British economy with daring raids on shipping and the island itself. The fight for the fishery was also an administrative fight that would see statesmen like John Adams and Benjamin Franklin use a quiver full of political arrows to secure a place in the cod fishery for their new country over the wishes Great Britain, France and the rest of the European establishment.
Even as the Fight for Tom Cod brought about the birth of the United States, it proved transformative to the island of Newfoundland as well. The war caused a population boom on the island and more importantly created a basis for the Newfoundland identity to be built upon.
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