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Author: Neville Williams
Publisher: George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHere are the daring exploits of the Elizabethan sea dogs who established England as the foremost maritime and colonial power in the 1500s and thus bequeathed the nation a heritage that would endure for many generations.
Author: Angus Konstam
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 2000-09-25
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781841760155
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe swashbuckling English sea captains of the Elizabethan era were a particular breed of adventurer, combining maritime and military skill with a seemingly insatiable appetite for Spanish treasure. Angus Konstam describes these characters, including such well-known sea dogs as Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh, John Hawkins and Martin Frobisher. For about 40 years they fought a private war with the Spanish, and while their success in defeating the Spanish Armada is well known, this book also covers their exploits in the New World.
Author: Alex Fisher
Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing
Published: 2021-08-26
Total Pages: 405
ISBN-13: 183975771X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe adventure continues . . . After facing storms and starvation, riddles and murder, Joseph Winter and the hardy crew of Victoria thought they had conquered their fears. Nothing, however, could've prepared them for what lay ahead. The deceit, the desperation, betrayal and insanity; through jungles, caves, oceans and deserts – how could a secret thrive for so long? Despite everything, hope remained strong. After testing the limits of human spirit, they understood how golden their treasure could be and could see how their twisted fates were linked as one; to a loot lost to history... Scott's Trove.
Author: Wendy Sotos
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738557120
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince the team's arrival in 1994, the Portland Sea Dogs have captured the hearts and loyalty of the citizens of Portland, Maine. More than five million fans have visited Hadlock Field since the Sea Dogs began playing there. In 2006, the Sea Dogs celebrated a landmark victory when they won their first Eastern League title. For the fans, players, and Sea Dog staff, Hadlock Field has become their own "field of dreams," and a place where dreams really can come true.
Author: James Seay Dean
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014-07-01
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 0750957387
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'James Seay Dean is the noted authority on these voyages ... he provides a sympathetic treatment of life aboard ship in some of the most challenging circumstances these redoubtable sailors faced "beyond the line".' – Professor Barry Gough, maritime historian 'A fascinating and informative account of the development of Tudor and Stuart sailing ships. Its examination of their architecture, sailing, and tactics, especially as it is set within the international political context, makes a most interesting story.' – Bryan Barrett, Commander RN, ret. From jacktar to captain, what was life like aboard an Elizabethan ship? How did the men survive tropical heat, storms, bad water, rotten food, disease, poor navigation, shifting cargoes and enemy fire? Would a sailor return alive? Sea Dogs follows in the footsteps of the average sailor, drawing from the accounts of sixteenth-century and early seventeenth-century ocean voyages to convey the realities of everyday life aboard the galleons sailing between England and the West Indies and beyond. Celebrating the extraordinary drive and courage of those early sailors who left the familiarity of their English estuaries for the dangers of the Cabo Verde and the Caribbean, the Rivers Amazonas and Orinoco, and the Strait of Magellan, and their remarkable achievements, Sea Dogs is essential reading for anyone with an interest in English maritime heritage.
Author: Benjamin Blackie
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2012-05
Total Pages: 699
ISBN-13: 1105713512
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn UNRIVALLED and CONCEALED EVIL has returned. In 1597, Sir John Hawkins and Sir Francis Drake; Captains of the infamous Sea Dogs, commenced a secret crusade for Queen Elizabeth I to vanquish a demonic evil, from which they never returned... The DOGS are BACK! In 1944, Captain Jensen Singer and the infantrymen of Dog Company will dare to finish that crusade and face the demons buried beneath layers of history. But to complete this mission... EVERYBODY. MUST. DIE. The soldiers of Dog Company are heroic and fearless.They thought they had seen it all after surviving the shocking events of Operation Carnage... they are about to discover, it was merely practice. In order to kill this wicked and potent new evil, they must all be prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice in a scuttle big enough to leave no survivors - not even history. Every Dog has its day. Theirs starts NOW.
Author: William Wood
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Published: 1918
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXV. "In my youth, and through the prime of manhood, I never entered London without feelings of hope and pleasure. It was to me the grand theatre of intellectual activity, the field for every species of enterprise and exertion, the metropolis of the world, of business, thought, and action. There I was sure to find friends and companions, to hear the voice of encouragement and praise. There, society of the most refined sort offered daily its banquets to the mind, and new objects of interest and ambition were constantly exciting attention either in politics, literature, or science." THESE feelings, so well described by a man of genius, have probably been felt more or less by most young men who have within them any consciousness of talent, or any of that enthusiasm, that eager desire to have or to give sympathy, which especially in youth characterises noble natures. But after even one or two seasons in a great metropolis these feelings often change long before they are altered by age. Granville Beauclerc had already persuaded himself that he now detested, as much as he had at first been delighted with, a London life. From his metaphysical habits of mind, and from the sensibility of his temper, he had been too soon disgusted by that sort of general politeness which, as he said, takes up the time and place of real friendship; and as for the intellectual pleasures, they were, he said, too superficial for him; and his notions of independence, too, were at this time quite incompatible with the conventional life of a great capital. His present wish was to live all the year round in the country, with the woman he loved, and in the society of a few chosen friends. Helen quite agreed with him in his taste for the country; she had scarcely...
Author: Thomas Owens
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2008-04
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 0595503330
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWell the Florida based dive team the Sea Dogs find themselves deep in it again. After a month long venture in the Mediterranean Sea looking for the Lost City of Atlantis. They decide, hey! Why not build it themselves. It started out pretty easily, but like always, their plans become someone else's. They stumble onto a blue hole that has never been charted. In it they find a shipwreck from WWII, along with a nuclear weapon which never made it to the European Theater of Operation. Their plan to rebuild "The Lost City of Atlantis" are put on hold once again, when they find them caught up in counterfeit money scheme, a lost treasure, the Ghost of Black Beard the Pirate, the FBI's most wanted list, and having to hide in the Governor's Mansion, and that's when things were going well. So get your scuba gear ready and dive into another crazy adventure with those zany Sea Dogs. It's an Adventure you can't put down weather you want to or not.
Author: Brian Best
Publisher: Frontline Books
Published: 2021-03-15
Total Pages: 215
ISBN-13: 152678288X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis maritime history recounts the exploits of sixteenth century English privateers in conflict with the Spanish Empire. The Sea Dogs were seafaring merchants who originally traded mainly with Holland and France. During Queen Elizabeth’s reign, however, they began sailing further afield, spreading the reach of English exploration and plundering. At that time, England was a relatively impoverished country. But it soon found a new source of wealth in the Caribbean—a region that had been the colonial domain of wealthy Catholic Spain. The first man to trade with the Spanish Main was John Hawkins, who traveled to West Africa, captured the natives and transported them to the Caribbean. There he sold them to plantation owners in exchange for goods such as pearls, hides, and spices. His backers included the Queen herself, who encouraged the Sea Dogs to seek greater riches. This led to conflict with Spanish ships that would spark the Anglo-Spanish War. The main thorn in the Spanish side was Francis Drake. Despite efforts to kill or capture him, he continued to plunder the high seas, bringing back Spanish riches to England. This allowed Elizabeth to flourish. It was thanks in main to the privateering exploits of the Sea Dogs that England became so wealthy, paving the way for the Renaissance that followed.
Author: William Wood
Publisher:
Published: 1921
Total Pages: 276
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