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The Lifeboat Baronet - Launching the RNLI (Hardcover)
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The Lifeboat Baronet - Launching the RNLI (Hardcover)
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List price R468
Loot Price R428
Discovery Miles 4 280
You Save R40 (9%)
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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a treasured
charity whose mission is to save lives at sea, but what is known of
its founder, Sir William Hillary? Back in the early nineteenth
century, when death from shipwreck was a tragic reality of life,
the handsome, charismatic and adventurous Hillary decided to atone
for his chequered past and do something to prevent it. His journey
from Regency rake to national hero led him to leave his
slave-owning family in Liverpool, travel abroad, mingle with
royalty, marry an heiress and, during the Napoleonic Wars, head the
largest volunteer army in Britain. Then, financial and marital
catastrophe struck. Forced to seek exile on the Isle of Man, a
harrowing shipwreck and guilty conscience inspired his historic
campaign. Having battled to found the National Institution for the
Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (today's RNLI) in 1824,
Hillary's commitment never faltered. He frequently took to the
lifeboats, braving terrifying storms and saving hundreds of lives,
despite never learning to swim. Thanks to him the sea remains a
safer place today. In this comprehensive biography of Sir William
Hillary, Janet Gleeson draws on previously unpublished letters -
many written by Hillary himself - revealing the RNLI's development,
Hillary's links with the Jamaican slave trade, as well as the
tribulations of his private life.
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