|
Showing 1 - 25 of
25 matches in All Departments
Following participation in the Arctic search for Sir John Franklin,
the mariner and author William Parker Snow (1817 95) volunteered in
1854 to command the schooner Allen Gardiner, named after the man
whose work for the South American Missionary Society was to be
resumed. Although conceived as 'merely a simple narrative of daily
life in the Southern Seas', this illustrated two-volume work
becomes simultaneously a first-hand account of a sailor's
experiences and observations, and a self-justification against
those by whom he felt disappointed, frustrated and deceived. Volume
1 recounts the history of the Falkland Islands and the
circumstances of this mission, covering the voyage to Patagonia,
the establishment of a station on Keppel Island and the first
friendly meetings with 'dreaded savages'. First published in 1857,
the book met with some success. Snow, however, wasted the proceeds
on a fruitless action against his former employers.
Following participation in the Arctic search for Sir John Franklin,
the mariner and author William Parker Snow (1817 95) volunteered in
1854 to command the schooner Allen Gardiner, named after the man
whose work for the South American Missionary Society was to be
resumed. Although conceived as 'merely a simple narrative of daily
life in the Southern Seas', this illustrated two-volume work
becomes simultaneously a first-hand account of a sailor's
experiences and observations, and a self-justification against
those by whom he felt disappointed, frustrated and deceived. Volume
2 includes an account of meeting 'Jemmy Button', the Fuegian who
had been taken to Britain on the Beagle. It also charts the series
of difficulties Snow faced as captain, which culminated in his
dismissal and abandonment on the Falklands. First published in
1857, the narrative met with some success. Snow, however, wasted
the proceeds on a fruitless action against his former employers.
William Parker Snow (1817-1895) was a sailor, explorer and writer.
In 1850 he wrote to Lady Franklin volunteering his services to lead
a land expedition to recover her husband, Arctic explorer Sir John
Franklin (1786-1847) who had not returned from his 1845 Arctic
expedition. Lady Franklin declined his offer, but appointed him as
second in command to Charles Forsyth on her first sponsored rescue
expedition in 1850 to recover her husband. First published in 1851,
this volume contains Snow's account of this rescue expedition.
Taken from Snow's personal diary written during the expedition, he
describes the hazardous conditions the expedition faced during the
brief Arctic summer. The daily life of Snow and the crew, the
methods used to ensure safe passage through ice floes and the
dramatic Arctic landscapes are described in vivid detail, providing
valuable information about nineteenth century Arctic expeditions.
Title: A two years' cruise off Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland
Islands, Patagonia, and in the river Plate: a narrative of life in
the southern seas.Author: William Parker SnowPublisher: Gale, Sabin
Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03233902CollectionID:
CTRG00-B448PublicationDate: 18570101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Collation: 2 v.: col. ill., 2 fold. maps.; 20 cm
Title: A two years' cruise off Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland
Islands, Patagonia, and in the river Plate: a narrative of life in
the southern seas.Author: William Parker SnowPublisher: Gale, Sabin
Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03233901CollectionID:
CTRG00-B448PublicationDate: 18570101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Collation: 2 v.: col. ill., 2 fold. maps.; 20 cm
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
Title: Lee and his generals.Author: William Parker SnowPublisher:
Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed
bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926
contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works
about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early
1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery
and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil
War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03306200CollectionID:
CTRG00-B888PublicationDate: 18670101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: First issued anonymously, New York, 1865, under
title: Southern generals: who they are, and what they have
done.Collation: 500 p., 16] leaves of plates: ill., ports.; 24 cm
Title: Southern generals: their lives and campaigns.Author: William
Parker SnowPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on
Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin
Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets,
serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their
discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original
accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward
expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native
Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin
Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western
hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores
of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of
the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North,
Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection
highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture,
contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides
access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons,
political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation,
literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality
digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand,
making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent
scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03237200CollectionID:
CTRG00-B465PublicationDate: 18660101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: First issued anonymously, New York, 1865, under
title: Southern generals, who they are and what they have done.
Issued in 1867 under title: Lee and his generals. Extracts from
various newspaper articles; poem, "The Confederate Note"-- 23] p.
at end.Collation: 500, 23] p., 80] leaves of plates: ill., maps
(some folded), ports., facsims.; 24 cm
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
|
You may like...
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R383
R318
Discovery Miles 3 180
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R383
R318
Discovery Miles 3 180
|