Captain Cook. Master of the Seas, Paperback - Frank McLynn

The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with heroic adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among ...

Although 1759 is not a date as well known in British history as 1215, 1588, or 1688, there is a strong case to be made that it is the most signific...

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Description"Around the shifting borders of the Twelve Kingdoms, trade and conflict, danger and adventure put every traveler on guard . . . but some...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2018Dimensions: 130 x 197 x 32Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera...

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Subtitled, }King Richard, King John & The Wars Of Conquest{. The compelling world of the Plantagenets is brought to life in this scrupulously resea...

The writings of a first-rate scientist and daring adventurer, and a major inspiration for Elizabeth Gilbert s bestselling novel The Signature of Al...

Everyone knows what William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings in 1066, but in recent years is has become customary to assume that the victor...

The ideal gift for every young inventor It's all hands on deck! This activity book is full of ideas to help you come up with new inventions to save...

Verne's classic tale of Captain Nemo and the submarine the Nautilus has left a profound mark on the twentieth century. Its themes are universal, it...

Northwest England, 1837. Two children, taken forcefully from their families and renamed Jacob and Mary, grow up with other taken children on an iso...

Publisher: Hachette BooksAuthor(s): Frank McLynnNumber of pages: 720Publication date: 2010Dimensions: 153 x 230 x 49Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2, 000 years after his death.

Reducere. This vivid book retells the story of Captain Cook's great voyages in the South Seas, focusing on the encounters between the explorers and the islan...

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A vivid, brutal and enthralling account of the Burma Campaign - one of the most punishing and hard-fought military adventures of World War Two. The...

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This seven-volume illustrated collection, published in 1821, contains the journals of Captain James Cook (1728-79) from his three voyages to the Pa...

The contrast with Britain's European neighbours, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, Russia, is dramatic - all have been convulsed by external w...

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Reducere. Richard Hough's vivid narrative captures all the excitement of this age of discovery and establishes Cook as a link between the vague scientific sp...

An intimate biography of one of history's greatest explorers, set alongside the story of a relative of the author's, George Collingridge, who made ...

On the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's successful navigation to the coast of Australia, this is Alistair MacLean's absorbing story of one of Br...

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Three new titles in this burgeoning series, providing a great introduction to the remarkable lives of important historical figures.Each book descri...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Frank StewartA collection of hands that take the reader through a year at the author's (fictional) bridge club. The charact...

Reducere. Captain Cook is the greatest explorer-seaman of all time, yet the world has had to wait almost two centuries for the first full-scale biography to ...

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At a time of shortages and sudden death, even a lieutenant can find himself faced with tasks and decisions more suitably given to officers of great...

The author offers a bold and authoritative maritime history of World War II which takes a fully international perspective and challenges the existi...

Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone BeforeTwo centuries after James Cook's epic voyages of discovery, Tony Horwitz takes readers on a wild rid...

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Plunged way back into the past, Rain, Emily, and the rest of the Dinosaur Explorers, continue to make their way back to the present, but first they...

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Reducere. DescriptionCaptain James Cook was a supreme navigator and explorer. Born in North Yorkshire in 1728, when Cook entered the world of the peoples of ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Michael (University of Greifswald, Germany) NorthIllustration(s): 10 bw illusNumber of pages: 328Pub...

Tiggy is a high-born girl on the Isle of Fortune, forced to wear dresses, attend balls and (worst of all) comb her wild curls. But then the Pirate ...

A swashbuckling adventure inspired by the historical exploits of real-life female pirates Anne Bonny had it all--her own ship, a pirate crew, and a...

Enter the colourful world of Malaysian cuisine with this cookbook from an award-winning chef and food writer!