The Life of Sir Clements R. Markham,... by Admiral Sir Albert H. Markham,...
Author: Albert Hastings Markham
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Published: 1917
Total Pages: 384
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Author: Albert Hastings Markham
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Published: 1917
Total Pages: 384
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sir Albert Hastings Markham
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Published: 1917
Total Pages: 422
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: M. E. Markham
Publisher: Cambridge [Eng.] : The University Press
Published: 1927
Total Pages: 300
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Frank Jastrzembski
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2020-02-19
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 1526725932
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of a 19th-century adventurer who battled pirates, hunted buffalo, sailed the Arctic, and was “one of the most arresting figures of his time” (The Globe). Few men have lived such an extraordinary life as Admiral Albert Hastings Markham. Besides dedicating five decades of his career to Britain’s Royal Navy, Markham was a voracious reader, prolific writer, keen naturalist, and daring explorer. He battled Chinese pirates during the Second Opium War and Taiping Rebellion; chased down Australian blackbirding ships in the South Pacific; trekked to within 400 miles of the North Pole; hunted buffalo and visited Indian reservations in the United States; observed a bloody war in South America; canoed Canada’s remote Hayes River; and explored the icy waters of Baffin Bay and the Arctic Ocean archipelago of Novaya Zemlya. At the time of his death in 1918, The Globe declared that Markham had been “one of the most arresting figures of his time.” While Markham’s life was filled with adventure, it was also marred by tragedy. Regrettably, Markham is best remembered for his role in the sinking of HMS Victoria in 1893. This one incident has tarnished his legacy until now. This book follows Markham through his adventures and misfortunes—and reassesses the life of this forgotten yet fascinating admiral.
Author: Albert Hastings Markham
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Published: 2013-04-18
Total Pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9781462265466
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHardcover reprint of the original 1917 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Markham, Albert Hastings, Sir. The Life Of Sir Clements R. Markham, K.C.B., F.R.S. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Markham, Albert Hastings, Sir. The Life Of Sir Clements R. Markham, K.C.B., F.R.S, . London: J. Murray, 1917. Subject: Markham, Clements R. Clements Robert, Sir, 1830-1916
Author: Barry Gough
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 1772031097
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"[Gough's] research...has been thorough, his presentation is scholarly, and his case fully sustained."--The Times Literary Supplement The influence of the Royal Navy on the development of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest was both effective and extensive. Yet all too frequently, its impact has been ignored by historians, who instead focus on the influence of explorers, fur traders, settlers, and railway builders. In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of his classic 1972 work, naval historian Barry Gough examines the contest for the Columbia country during the War of 1812, the 1844 British response to President Polk's manifest destiny and cries of "Fifty-four forty or fight," the gold-rush invasion of 30, 000 outsiders, and the jurisdictional dispute in the San Juan Islands that spawned the Pig War. The author looks at the Esquimalt-based fleet in the decade before British Columbia joined Canada and the Navy's relationship with coastal First Nation over the five decades that preceded the Great War.
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 992
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Brooklyn Public Library
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Published: 1917
Total Pages: 390
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: San Francisco Public Library
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 258
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