Excellent Essex
Author | : Gillian Darley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2019-09-17 |
Genre | : Essex (England) |
ISBN | : 9781910400678 |
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Author | : Gillian Darley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2019-09-17 |
Genre | : Essex (England) |
ISBN | : 9781910400678 |
Author | : Jerry Roberts |
Publisher | : Wesleyan University Press |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2014-04-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0819574775 |
This is the dynamic account of one of the most destructive maritime actions to take place in Connecticut history: the 1814 British attack on the privateers of Pettipaug, known today as the British Raid on Essex. During the height of the War of 1812, 136 Royal marines and sailors made their way up the Connecticut River from warships anchored in Long Island Sound. Guided by a well-paid American traitor the British navigated the Saybrook shoals and advanced up the river under cover of darkness. By the time it was over, the British had burned twenty-seven American vessels, including six newly built privateers. It was the largest single maritime loss of the war. Yet this story has been virtually left out of the history books—the forgotten battle of the forgotten war. This new account from author and historian Jerry Roberts is the definitive overview of this event and includes a wealth of new information drawn from recent research and archaeological finds. Lavish illustrations and detailed maps bring the battle to life.
Author | : Alan Raven |
Publisher | : Naval Inst Press |
Total Pages | : 191 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Aircraft carriers |
ISBN | : 9780870210211 |
Author | : |
Publisher | : Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Religious education |
ISBN | : 9781558966413 |
Author | : Karen Essex |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2006-01-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0385517661 |
Isabelle d’Este, daughter of the Duke of Ferrara, born into privilege and the political and artistic turbulence of Renaissance Italy, is a stunning black-eyed blond and an art lover and collector. Worldly and ambitious, she has never envied her less attractive sister, the spirited but naïve Beatrice, until, by a quirk of fate, Beatrice is betrothed to the future Duke of Milan. Although he is more than twice their age, openly lives with his mistress, and is reputedly trying to eliminate the current duke by nefarious means, Ludovico Sforza is Isabella’s match in intellect and passion for all things of beauty. Only he would allow her to fulfill her destiny: to reign over one of the world’s most powerful and enlightened realms and be immortalized in oil by the genius Leonardo da Vinci. Isabella vows that she will not rest until she wins her true fate, and the two sisters compete for supremacy in the illustrious courts of Europe. A haunting novel of rivalry, love, and betrayal that transports you back to Renaissance Italy, Leonardo’s Swans will have you dashing to the works of the great master—not for clues to a mystery but to contemplate the secrets of the human heart.
Author | : Elizabeth Essex |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2012-07-31 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1250003792 |
Posing as a young man, Sally Kent, taking her brother's place in the British Royal Navy, climbs aboard a ship where Lieutenant David Colyear sees through her charade but agrees to keep her on as they embark on a high-seas adventure.
Author | : Karen Essex |
Publisher | : Grand Central Publishing |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2009-05-30 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 044655961X |
High drama and ancient history combine in this novel of the early life of Egypt's infamous queen, at once a beautiful seductress, brilliant politician, and the most powerful ruler of her time. Even as a child, Kleopatra demonstrates the charisma and intelligence that will ensure her destiny. During an Egyptian coup, she and the King are banished to the worldly capital of Rome, where she accepts the terms of her rightful ascent to power. But the return to Egypt proves less than glorious when her father falls ill and dies, leaving her vulnerable to banishment, once again. This time, however, Kleopatra, who has blossomed into a shrewd politician, is undaunted. With a warrior’s heart, she charges her handsome kinsman and lover, Archimedes, to gather an army, while she readies herself for her most royal challenge yet: to reclaim her throne by forming an alliance with the renowned Julius Caesar.
Author | : New York (State). Forest, Fish and Game Commission |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 1909 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |