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Better Conceiv D Than Describ D

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Author : Steve Ragnall
language : en
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2012-10-25

Better Conceiv D Than Describ D written by Steve Ragnall and has been published by Troubador Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-25 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

‘Our feelings could be better conceiv’d than describ’d,’ wrote James King in February 1779 after unwrapping a bundle handed to him by a Hawaiian Priest and finding in it a human thigh, the thigh of his late commander, the renowned Captain James Cook.Better Conceiv’d than Describ’d is the first full biography of James King – the interesting, though tragically short-lived, Royal Navy Officer in the reign of George III. Captain James King’s adventurous life saw him lay claim to Alaska in the name of George III, fight as a frigate captain in the American War of Independence and test the marine chronometer that revolutionised navigation.Starting in the small town of Clitheroe (in Lancashire), and taking us to the edges of the then known world on a great voyage of discovery, this book shows the development of James King not only as a sailor but also as an astronomer sponsored by the Board of Longitude, while also examining the death of Captain Cook at the hands of the Hawaiians.With cameo appearances from Horatio Nelson, the infamous William Bligh, society artist Sir Joshua Reynolds, diarist Fanny Burney and statesman Edmund Burke, this is a ‘who’s who’ of Georgian society and shows the importance of patronage in the second half of the 18th century.Better Conceiv’d than Describ’d is a must read for anyone interested in Captain Cook, Georgian and maritime history

Lectures On Poetry

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Author : Joseph Trapp
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2018-04-04

Lectures On Poetry written by Joseph Trapp and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-04 with Fiction categories.

Reproduction of the original: Lectures on Poetry by Joseph Trapp

The Journals Of Captain James Cook On His Voyages Of Discovery

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Author : James Cook
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967

The Journals Of Captain James Cook On His Voyages Of Discovery written by James Cook and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Australia categories.

This Horrid Practice

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Author : Paul Moon
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Release Date : 2008-08-04

This Horrid Practice written by Paul Moon and has been published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-04 with History categories.

'Though stronger evidence of this horrid practice prevailing among the inhabitants of this coast will scarcely be required, we have still stronger to give.' - Captain James Cook This Horrid Practice uncovers an unexplored taboo of New Zealand history - the widespread practice of cannibalism in pre-European Maori society. Until now, many historians have tried to avoid it and many Maori have considered it a subject best kept quiet about in public. Paul Moon brings together an impressive array of sources from a variety of disciplines to produce this frequently contentious but always stimulating exploration of how and why Maori ate other human beings, and why the practice shuddered to a halt just a few decades after the arrival of Europeans in New Zealand. The book includes a comprehensive survey of cannibalism practices among traditional Maori, carefully assessing the evidence and concluding it was widespread. Other chapters look at how explorers and missionaries saw the practice; the role of missionaries and Christianity in its end; and, in the final chapter, why there has been so much denial on the subject and why some academics still deny that it ever happened. This Horrid Practice promises to be one of the leading works of New Zealand history published in 2008. It is a highly original work that every New Zealand history enthusiast will want to own and read.

The Journals Of Captain James Cook On His Voyages Of Discovery The Voyage Of The Resolution And Discovery 1776 1780 Pt 1 2

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Author : James Cook
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1955

The Journals Of Captain James Cook On His Voyages Of Discovery The Voyage Of The Resolution And Discovery 1776 1780 Pt 1 2 written by James Cook and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1955 with Oceania categories.

Swift The Critical Heritage

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Author : Kathleen Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970

Swift The Critical Heritage written by Kathleen Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Humor categories.

Oliver Goldsmith, Dr. Johnson and Voltaire are among the writers represented in a collection of eighteenth-century criticism of Swift.