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Oriental Field Sports - Being a Complete, Detailed, and Accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the East; and Exhibiting, in a Novel and Interesting Manner, the Natural History of the Elephant, the Rhinoceros, the Tiger, the Leopard, the Bear, the Deer, (Paperback)
Thomas Williamson (Captain )
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R572
Discovery Miles 5 720
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
A beautifully illustrated sailing classic. This rare memoir opens
onto the early adventures of a 12-year-old boy sent to sea after
the tragic deaths of his sister and father and the impending
poverty of his mother. Not for these alone did the book draw great
reviews from The Times and The Spectator, when first published in
the 1920s. Recently, intrigued by this touching life story, his
grandson researched press clippings and documents that compelled
him to update and publish the book again, to reveal the full story
that must have influenced and spurred on his hero. Weathering
fierce storms and worse, in his first 8 years as an apprentice
mariner the boy grew into a fine young man, learning from and
appreciating the multicultured seamen about him as they ploughed
through the Asian trading routes, often fighting off formidable
pirates on the South China seas. On his first return home, now aged
20, Boughton arrived in time to save his mother from bailiffs and
life in a poorhouse. (He supported her to the end of her days.)
Exemplifying that steadfastness, he became a captain and then rose
to become the Superintendent of the Shipping Federation of Britain
as well as Member of the Marine Board for London. Notably, the book
reproduces the original illustrations by Shoesmith, the still much
admired artist of his day. The publication also includes old sea
shanties, knots and amazing facts regarding world religions and
more.
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William Is a Weirdo
Kyle The Captain Creek; Illustrated by Christopher Creek Creek
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R391
Discovery Miles 3 910
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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First published in 1931.
'Hall is the ideal travel-writer. He never wearies his readers, but
makes them love him.' Times Literary Supplement
Basil Hall's Fragments of Voyages and Travels originally appeared
in nine volumes. Miscellaneous in their topics, and arranged
without any order the volumes re-issued here have been selected for
their clarity and interest, both geographical and historical.
Few books give a more graphic picture of the Royal Navy a century
ago and Hall's volumes are full of nautical information. Hall was
also an indefatigable traveller and a keen observer who learnt
Hindustani, Malay and Japanese, studied Hindu mythology, flora,
fauna and geology and compiled the first ever vocabulary of the
language of the Loo Choo Islands.
Product Note: Volume 4 of the 5 volume facsimile collection Key Writings on Subcultures, 1535-1727: Classics from the Underworld [0-415-28675-1]
Product Note: Volume 3 of the 5 volume facsimile collection Key Writings on Subcultures, 1535-1727: Classics from the Underworld [0-415-28675-1]
A sailing classic, of real life adventure, beautifully
illustratedTV Presenter JULIETTE FOSTER: "Captain George P
Boughton's maritime career began in 1881 at the age of 12, and
thanks to his grandson, the founder of GB Publishing Org, this
intriguing memoir of a life at sea is now available to a new
generation of readers." THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT: "His book is
genuine sea salt...warm colours of Mr Shoesmith's pictures accord
well with the romantic story [of days before steamships]" THE
SPECTATOR: "recalls emotions [on sea-life] that have fleeted from
the minds of most" First published in 1926, Seafaring - The Full
Story reveals that a life on the ocean waves was anything but
jolly: conditions were tough, the food was just about edible while
the work was back-breaking - although the salt-of-the-earth
camaraderie helped. As much a one-man reminiscence as it is an
elegy for a forgotten way of life, it's not hard to imagine a
gravely-voiced Boughton recalling the era of the 'large sailing
ships'. and why the world stopped being a better place when they
were forced off the sea. Boughton died in 1940 at the age of 71,
having worked his way up to the position of Superintendent to the
Shipping Federation of Britain. With the publication of these
memoirs, his contribution to our understanding of this area of
history will surely live on." In this edition of Seafaring, which
deals with ships and life aboard ships in the days before steam had
conquered sail, a Prologue is added that tells of the tragic
circumstances that led up to the author going to sea when aged
twelve. An Epilogue also reveals his fortunes since writing the
book. The men who spent the best part of their lives on sailing
vessels are now gone but fortunately Captain Boughton, as one of
them, committed to writing his first hand account of what their
lives aboard were really like. The salt of the sea is in these
breezy pages; they reflect the virile enjoyment with which the men
of whom Captain Boughton writes faced the hardships of their
existence. ~*~ The inclusion of several of the traditional sea
"chanties", with the musical scores, and the end-papers that
illustrate sailors' knots, add the final flavour to an inspiring
and enduring book.
Many aspects of the Tet offensive of 1968 are brought to light
here. The offensive is acknowledged as the turning point of the
Vietnam War. Using Communist Vietnamese documents combined with
Western sources, the author provides a more accurate version of the
events, their significance, and reveals the crucial role played by
US intelligence. This book illustrates that in the 1960s the
Communist Vietnamese were well aware of the political and
diplomatic nature of a People's War.
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