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In Pursuit Of The Essex

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Author : Ben Hughes
language : en
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2016

In Pursuit Of The Essex written by Ben Hughes and has been published by US Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.

On 26 October 1812, during the war between Britain and the United States, the frigate USS Essex set sail on the most remarkable voyage in the early history of the U.S. Navy. After rounding Cape Horn in South America, she proceeded to systematically destroy the British South Seas whaling fleet. When news reached the Royal Navy's South American station at Rio de Janeiro, HMS Phoebe was launched in pursuit. So began one of the most extraordinary chases in naval history. In Pursuit of the Essex follows the adventures of both the hunters and the hunted, taking into account the host of colorful characters that crossed their paths along the way. Traitorous Nantucket whalers, Chilean revolutionaries, British spies, a Peruvian viceroy and bellicose Polynesian islanders all play a role. The brilliant yet vainglorious Captain Porter of the Essex, his nemesis Captain James Hillyar of the Phoebe, and two young midshipmen, David Farragut and Allen Gardiner, serve as principal narrators. From giant-tortoise turning expeditions on the Galapagos Islands to the perils of rounding Cape Horn--including desperate skirmishes with spear-toting natives on the Marquesas and a defeated duelist bleeding his life out onto black, volcanic sands--the reader is immersed in the fantastical world of the British and American seamen who struggled for supremacy over the world's oceans in the sunset years of the age of sail.

In Pursuit Of The Essex Heroism And Hubris On The High Seas In The War Of 1812

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016

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In Pursuit Of The Essex

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Author : Ben Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-03-31

In Pursuit Of The Essex written by Ben Hughes and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-31 with History categories.

On 26 October 1812, during the war between Britain and the United States, the frigate USS Essex set sail on the most remarkable voyage in the early history of the US navy. After rounding Cape Horn, she proceeded to systematically destroy the British South Seas whaling fleet. When news reached the Royal Navys South American station at Rio de Janeiro, HMS Phoebe was sent off in pursuit. So began one of the most extraordinary chases in naval history.In Pursuit of the Essex follows the adventures of both hunter and hunted as well as a host of colourful characters that crossed their paths. Traitorous Nantucket whalers, Chilean revolutionaries, British spies, a Peruvian viceroy and bellicose Polynesian islanders all make an appearance. The brilliant yet vainglorious Captain Porter of the Essex, his nemesis Captain James Hillyar of the Phoebe, and two young midshipmen, David Farragut and Allen Gardiner, are the principal narrators. From giant-tortoise turning expeditions on the Galapagos to the perils of rounding Cape Horn, via desperate skirmishes with spear-toting natives on the Marquesas and a defeated duellist bleeding his life out onto black, volcanic sands, the reader is immersed in the fantastical world of the British and American seamen who struggled for supremacy over the worlds oceans in the sunset years of the age of sail. Ben Hughess graphic account is a work of non-fiction, yet reads like a novel, from the opening view of the Essex preparing for her cruise on the Delaware River to the storys bloody denouement in Valparaiso Bay.

University Of Essex

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Author : University of Essex
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014

University Of Essex written by University of Essex and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.

The Pursuit Of Pleasure

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Author : Elizabeth Essex
language : en
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Release Date : 2010-12-01

The Pursuit Of Pleasure written by Elizabeth Essex and has been published by Kensington Publishing Corp. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-01 with Fiction categories.

Never Say "Never" To Passion. . . Lizzie Paxton's dream in life is to be a widow--if only she could skip the wedding and the husband. When her childhood friend Captain James Marlowe proposes a marriage in name only, she accepts, knowing she'll have the independence she craves once he sets sail. Though James is the only man Lizzie trusts, she doesn't trust the scintillating desire he evokes in her. James knows he shouldn't get involved with anyone, especially with his uncertain future. But he just can't help himself when he overhears Lizzie's declaration. Though he's promised her a marriage of convenience, he wastes no time in seducing her and taking her over the precipice of desire. Yet not even his beautiful wife can deter him from his cause. But when Lizzie discovers her husband has deceived her, James must choose between devotion to duty and loyalty to the woman he cannot live without. . . "Intrigue, sensuality and romance collide." --Jenna Petersen "Elizabeth Essex's The Pursuit Of Pleasure is elegant, evocative, and absolutely dangerous to a good night's sleep." --Courtney MilanWhen not re-reading Jane Austen, sipping tea or mucking about her garden, Elizabeth Essex can be found at her computer, making up stories about people who live far more interesting lives than she. It wasn't always so. Elizabeth graduated from Hollins College with a BA in Classical Studies and Art History and then earned her MA from Texas A&M University in Nautical Archaeology, also known as the archaeology of shipwrecks. While Elizabeth loved the adventurous life of a working archaeologist, after writing and reading all those dry, dusty reports on ship construction, she would daydream about how lovely it would have been if only someone had fallen in love on just one of those ships. And so now she writes stories about just that. Elizabeth lives in Texas with her family.

History Of The United States For The Use Of Common Schools Illustrated With Numerous Engravings

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Author : John Frost
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1843

History Of The United States For The Use Of Common Schools Illustrated With Numerous Engravings written by John Frost and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1843 with categories.

Harper S New Monthly Magazine

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859

Harper S New Monthly Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1859 with American literature categories.

History Of The War Of The United States With Great Britain In 1812 And Of The War With Mexico

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Author : John Lewis Thomson
language : en
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : J.B. Lippincott
Release Date : 1887

History Of The War Of The United States With Great Britain In 1812 And Of The War With Mexico written by John Lewis Thomson and has been published by Philadelphia, Pa. : J.B. Lippincott this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Black Hawk War, 1832 categories.

History Of The War Of The United States With Great Britain In 1912

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Author : John Lewis Thomson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1873

History Of The War Of The United States With Great Britain In 1912 written by John Lewis Thomson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1873 with categories.

Here Come The Marines

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Author : Alexander R. Griffin
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2017-01-12

Here Come The Marines written by Alexander R. Griffin and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-12 with History categories.

After the bitter fighting against the U.S. Marines in Belleau Wood during WWI, the German commanders on the spot wrote to their high command that they were fighting “Teufel Hunde” or Devil Dogs. The ferocious nickname stuck to the U.S. Marine Corps, who referred to themselves as Devil Dogs to this day. In this gripping account, written soon after the U.S. entry to WWII and the heroic defence of Wake Island came to a close, veteran writer Alexander Griffin recounts the famous history of the Marine Corps. From the shores of Tripoli, through the Halls of Montezuma to the hellish conditions of the Pacific the grit, determination and fighting spirit of the U.S. Marines shines through.