A sailor's log, recollections of forty years of naval life

A sailor's log, recollections of forty years of naval life
Author: Robley Dunglison Evans
Publisher:
Total Pages: 522
Release: 1901
Genre: Chile
ISBN:

My yarn of forty years of naval life is spun." So ends this well-told tale of life at sea by Robley D. Evans, whose naval career is legendary. Evans served in the Civil War and the Spanish-American War, and was renowned for both his seamanship and diplomatic skills. This thought-provoking memoir gives readers the insight into the life of a soldier.

Forty Years of Firsts

Forty Years of Firsts
Author: Earl L. Warrick
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1990
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Booknews: Warrick was one of the creators of commercial silicone. He provides an insider's look at the business and scientific history of Dow Corning, recounting the research, product and materials development, and the major participants.

Memoirs

Memoirs
Author: Raymond Aron
Publisher: Holmes & Meier Publishers
Total Pages: 534
Release: 1990
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Aron reflects with simplicity and depth on industrial society, communism, the future of democracy, peace and war, the nuclear age, and also Charles de Gaulle, Jean-Paul Sartre, Andre Malraux, Henry Kissinger and others.