Описание: The memoirs of a remarkable Westerner For those fascinated by the history of the American West the lives of its singular characters-particularly in autobiography-never cease to enthral. These resourceful individualists led extraordinary lives of risk and danger of such variety that the modern reader is left in awe. Hobbs, the author of this book, was certainly one of that doughty and resolute breed. Here was another in the manner of Kit Carson (in fact the two were companions) who lived in the trackless wilderness of the old South West. Hobbs hunted, trapped, fought Indians, was captured and held prisoner by the Comanche's. He travelled and traded in Mexico before being recruited to act as guide to Doniphan during the Mexican War. Not only was he one of the 'Forty-Niners' but as if his life of adventure was thus far not enough he joined Mexican Liberal forces during the Franco-Mexican War as a Captain of Artillery. This could be nothing other than a highly entertaining, readable first hand account of astonishing adventure and is highly recommended for those interested in the period.
Описание: In Kentucky Maverick, Carlton Jackson details the life of a legendary and highly decorated Marine whose career spanned both world wars, the Korean War, and Vietnam.
Описание: Evoking images of the vanishing world of uranium, the author shares his adventures, misadventures and respect for his fellow miners through a unique blend of traditional and offbeat storytelling by way of a collection of character sketches, entertaining anecdotes, and glimpses into a time and place and way of working that are now gone.
Автор: Edmonds Sarah Emma Evelyn Название: Nurse and Spy in the Union Army During the American Civil War ISBN: 0857063456 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780857063458 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5906.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Explores the entire range of poems written in English on the subcontinent from their beginnings in 1780 to the watershed moment in 1913 when Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The historical scope of the anthology will enable teachers and students to understand what brought Kipling early fame and why at the same time Tagore`s Gitanjali became a global phenomenon.
Описание: Nat Love's memoir Life and Adventures of Nat Love is one of the only firsthand accounts of an African American cowhand in the western United States from this period. Love and his parents were owned by planter Robert Love, and after Emancipation, his parents remained on Love's plantation as sharecroppers while Nat left and headed west. He found work as a cowboy, first on the Duval Ranch in the Texas panhandle, then on the Gallinger Ranch in southern Arizona. Love's narrative details his many adventures and exploits, such as being captured and shot by Pima Indians, who eventually spared his life because they sympathized with his plight as a black man. In Deadwood, Dakota Territory, he entered a rodeo, winning $200 and the nickname Deadwood Dick, a reference to a literary character from a dime novel of the day. Published in 1907, the Life and Adventures of Nat Love would help to make Love a black folk hero of the Old West.
Автор: Richard Price Название: Inside/Outside: Adventures in Caribbean History and Anthropology ISBN: 0820363057 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780820363059 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 17186.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Beginning with a high schooler mesmerized by a stay on the Navajo and Hopi reservations and running through the founding of a university department and the aftermath of a decision to forego permanent academic affiliations, Richard Price`s story is told with humour and insight into the workings of academic politics from the 1960s to the present.
Описание: Active for over forty years with the Communist Party of Canada, BertWhyte was a journalist, an underground party organizer and soldierduring the Second World War, and a press correspondent in Beijing andMoscow. But Whyte never let leftist ideology get in the way of a greatyarn. In Champagne and Meatballs we meet a cigar-smoking roguewho was at least as happy at a pool hall as at a political meeting. Hisstories of bumming across Canada in the 1930s, of combat andcamaraderie at the front lines in the Second World War, and ofsurviving as a dissident in troubled times make for compelling reading.
Автор: Seacole Mary Название: Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands ISBN: 1782820272 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782820277 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3106.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An unsung heroine of the Crimean War The flickering light that emanated from Florence Nightingale's lamp penetrated more darkness than she or anyone else of her time will have imagined. It illuminated the appalling deficiencies in the care of wounded and sick British servicemen on campaign during the Victorian era and it propelled 'the lady with the lamp' to well deserved fame in her own time and ever afterwards. It is therefore unfortunate that this same light blinded the public consciousness to many other extraordinary people who also worked tirelessly to assist neglected British soldiers and sailors in the middle of the 19th century. Florence Nightingale, despite her many virtues, was a woman not entirely divorced from the 'moral standards' of her time and this bore significantly on the subject of this book, Mary Seacole, because Nightingale rejected her as a nurse on her own staff. Mary Seacole was born in Jamaica in 1805 and was of mixed race. Her mother had cared for sick servicemen and Mary continued that humanitarian tradition in Panama before borrowing money to make the 4,000 mile journey to the war against the Russians being fought in the Crimea. There she treated the wounded of both sides of the conflict, both on the field of battle and in her own 'hotel.' This book is 'Mother Seacole's' (as she was known to the British soldiers) own account of her extraordinary life. It tells of a remarkable woman, who possessed astonishing determination and great humanity-which is all the more incredible since she was hampered by the bigotry and prejudice that were common against coloured people and women in general. At the end of hostilities she returned to England all but destitute and had to be assisted by those who remembered her great kindness during the war. This is a remarkable story and is highly recommended. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Автор: Prince Eugene Shand, Alexander Innes Название: Eugene of savoy ISBN: 1782823077 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782823070 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5595.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A master of the field of battle in his own words Anyone who knows of the military genius of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, can't fail to have learnt also of the exploits his close personal ally, Prince Eugene of Savoy. Despite a physical frailty, Eugene had an incredible talent for waging war and became, indisputably, one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history. His career spanned six decades and he served three emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. His first battle was fought against the Turks at the Siege of Vienna in 1689 and he subsequently took part in the War of the Holy League, the Nine Years War, against the Turks at Zenta and, most notably, as an ally of Marlborough's during the War of Spanish Succession against the French at Blenheim, Oudenarde and Malplaquet. Eugene's later career included the Austro-Turkish War and the War of Polish Succession. This special Leonaur edition combines Eugene's own account of his career with an overview of the man and his achievements by Alexander Innes Shand. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Автор: Anna Mcnuff, Mcnuff Название: Pants of perspective ISBN: 1999765869 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781999765866 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4148.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A witty, colourful and painfully raw account of a journey to the edge of what a woman believes herself to be capable of. For anyone who has ever dreamt of taking on a great challenge, but felt too afraid to begin - this story is for you.
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