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A Universal History of the United States of America - Embracing the Whole Period, from the Earliest Discoveries, Down to the... A Universal History of the United States of America - Embracing the Whole Period, from the Earliest Discoveries, Down to the Present Time. Giving a Description of the Western Country (Paperback)
C.B. Taylor
R679 Discovery Miles 6 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Volunteers' Camp and Field Book (Paperback): John P. Curry Volunteers' Camp and Field Book (Paperback)
John P. Curry
R444 Discovery Miles 4 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
History and Directory of Yates County - Containing a Sketch of Its Original Settlement by the Public Universal Friends, the... History and Directory of Yates County - Containing a Sketch of Its Original Settlement by the Public Universal Friends, the Lessee Company and Others, With an Account of Individual Pioneers and Their Families; Also, of Other Leading Citizens, Including Chu (Paperback)
Stafford Canning Cleveland
R938 Discovery Miles 9 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (Paperback): Pennsylvania. Historical society. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (Paperback)
Pennsylvania. Historical society.
R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Summary of the Art of War - Written Expressly for and Dedicated to the U.S. Volunteer Army (Paperback): Emil Schalk Summary of the Art of War - Written Expressly for and Dedicated to the U.S. Volunteer Army (Paperback)
Emil Schalk
R491 Discovery Miles 4 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Narrative of the Late Expedition to Syria - Under the Command of Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert Stopford. Comprising an Account of... Narrative of the Late Expedition to Syria - Under the Command of Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert Stopford. Comprising an Account of the Capture of Gebail, Tripoli, and Tyre; Storming of Sidon; Battle of Calat-Meidan; Bombardment and Capture of St. Jean D'acre (Paperback)
W. Patison Hunter
R565 Discovery Miles 5 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A History of the Speake families in Shropshire - 'The River of Lives' (Hardcover): John D. Speake A History of the Speake families in Shropshire - 'The River of Lives' (Hardcover)
John D. Speake
R878 Discovery Miles 8 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is the result of 45 years of part-time research into the Shropshire Speake families. It describes the history of the author's family through thirteen generations, as well as all other associated Shropshire Speake families. In some cases it follows them across the nearby border into Wales, and the possible reasons for their migration. It focuses on the period prior to the advent of census returns and the civil registration of births, marriage and deaths in the early nineteenth century. Prior to this date research becomes more difficult and time consuming, and the aim of this book is to help Speake family researchers to link their family trees back to this earlier period. This approach has enabled this book to be kept a reasonable size. It is the story of periods of prosperity in the late sixteenth century, with accompanying social advancement. This is contrasted with the problems of two court cases brought against them in the infamous Court of the Star Chamber in London, 150 miles distant. After the mid-seventeenth century they lived the precarious existence of the rural poor, at the mercy of poor harvests, poverty, accidents, chronic illnesses and sudden death. Outline family trees for the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are included, to help those interested in their Speake family to connect with the earlier information presented here. In particular, the very large Eaton-under-Heywood and Westbury families are comprehensively shown in outline. This reconstruction was made possible by the use of a large computerised relational database. Shropshire was an early leader in the Industrial Revolution and the new industries in Ironbridge and Ketley provided alternative employment for the rural poor. The later nineteenth century growth of local government also provided new opportunities for employment and increasing prosperity. The advent of the railways made it easier to seek work further afield and many Speake families migrated to the industrial districts of Lancashire, South Wales and the adjacent `Black Country' of the Midlands. More distant migrations were made to Canada, Patagonia, Australia and New Zealand. This book is a record of often short, hard lives, and although documentary evidence is hard to find, their lives can bring surprises. This book contains 130 family trees, nine specially commissioned maps, two original artworks and an extensive index. A comprehensive collection of Appendices contains summaries of all known Speake wills, lay subsidies, marriages licences and hearth tax entries and many other documents. These make this volume an essential addition to the book collection of family historians and others with an interest in Shropshire history and the Speake families.

The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron - ... With a Description of St. Jago De Chili (Paperback): John Byron The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron - ... With a Description of St. Jago De Chili (Paperback)
John Byron
R527 Discovery Miles 5 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Boxwallah (Hardcover): Timothy Wilkinson Boxwallah (Hardcover)
Timothy Wilkinson
R572 Discovery Miles 5 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Tim Wilkinson was born in Liverpool in 1951 and was educated at Merchant Taylorsa School, Crosby, then at Robert Gordona s College in Aberdeen. After graduating with an M.A. (Hons) in English at Aberdeen University, he then spent his entire career teaching English at Cults Academy. He has now retired to rural Aberdeenshire. He has written two histories of his local cricket club, Banchory C.C., for whom he has played for over 50 years. Tim suffers from the incurable disease of book collecting and has amassed a collection of over 3,000 first editions. Make that 3,001.

10 Squadron (Paperback): Chris Ward 10 Squadron (Paperback)
Chris Ward
R788 Discovery Miles 7 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen - in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland (Paperback): John Preston Neale Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen - in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland (Paperback)
John Preston Neale
R562 Discovery Miles 5 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Naval History of Great Britain - Commencing With the Earliest Period of History, and Continued to the Expedition Against... The Naval History of Great Britain - Commencing With the Earliest Period of History, and Continued to the Expedition Against Algiers, Under the Command of Lord Exmouth, in 86. Including the History and Lives of British Admirals (Paperback)
John Campbell
R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
An Essay on the Life of the Honourable Major General Israel Putnam (Paperback): David Humphreys An Essay on the Life of the Honourable Major General Israel Putnam (Paperback)
David Humphreys
R527 Discovery Miles 5 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Circumstantial Narrative of the Campaign in Russia - Embellished With Plans of the Battles of the Moskwa and Malo-Jaroslavitz... A Circumstantial Narrative of the Campaign in Russia - Embellished With Plans of the Battles of the Moskwa and Malo-Jaroslavitz (Paperback)
Eugene Labaume
R675 Discovery Miles 6 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Complete History of the Great American Rebellion - Embracing Its Causes, Events and Consequences, With Biographical Sketches... A Complete History of the Great American Rebellion - Embracing Its Causes, Events and Consequences, With Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Its Principal Actors (Paperback)
Elliot G. Storke
R904 Discovery Miles 9 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Fourteen Months in Southern Prisons - Being a Narrative of the Treatment of Federal Prisoners of War in the Rebel Military... Fourteen Months in Southern Prisons - Being a Narrative of the Treatment of Federal Prisoners of War in the Rebel Military Prisons of Richmond, Danville, Andersonville, Savannah and Millen (Paperback)
Henry M. Davidson
R604 Discovery Miles 6 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B (Paperback): James Carrick Moore The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B (Paperback)
James Carrick Moore
R639 Discovery Miles 6 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Genealogy, and Biographical Sketches of the Descendants of Thomas & Anthony Thacher from Their Settlement in New England June... Genealogy, and Biographical Sketches of the Descendants of Thomas & Anthony Thacher from Their Settlement in New England June 4Th, 1635 (Paperback)
David W. Allen
R400 Discovery Miles 4 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Thirteen Months in the Rebel Army. ... by an Impressed New Yorker (Paperback): William G. Stevenson Thirteen Months in the Rebel Army. ... by an Impressed New Yorker (Paperback)
William G. Stevenson
R525 Discovery Miles 5 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
History of the War in France and Belgium, in 1815 (Paperback): William Siborne History of the War in France and Belgium, in 1815 (Paperback)
William Siborne
R716 Discovery Miles 7 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Loyalty on the Frontier - Or, Sketches of Union Men of the South-West (Paperback): Albert Webb Bishop Loyalty on the Frontier - Or, Sketches of Union Men of the South-West (Paperback)
Albert Webb Bishop
R491 Discovery Miles 4 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Traditions of De-Coo-Dah - and Antiquarian Researches: Comprising Extensive Explorations, Surveys, and Excavations of Earthen... Traditions of De-Coo-Dah - and Antiquarian Researches: Comprising Extensive Explorations, Surveys, and Excavations of Earthen Remains of the Mound-Builders in America; the Traditions of the Last Prophet of the Elk Nation Relative to Their Origin and Use; a (Paperback)
William Pidgeon
R566 Discovery Miles 5 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The British Trident; Or, Register of Naval Actions, from ... the Spanish Armada to the Present Time (Paperback): Archibald... The British Trident; Or, Register of Naval Actions, from ... the Spanish Armada to the Present Time (Paperback)
Archibald Duncan
R602 Discovery Miles 6 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Some Account of General Jackson - Drawn up from the Hon. Mr. Eaton's Very Circumstantial Narrative, and Other... Some Account of General Jackson - Drawn up from the Hon. Mr. Eaton's Very Circumstantial Narrative, and Other Well-Established Information Respecting Him (Paperback)
John Henry Eaton
R527 Discovery Miles 5 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Life of Schamyl; and Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia (Paperback): John Milton MacKie Life of Schamyl; and Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia (Paperback)
John Milton MacKie
R563 Discovery Miles 5 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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