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Every Man Will Do His Duty An Anthology of Firsthand Accounts from the Age of Nelson, 1793-1815


Free Download Every Man Will Do His Duty: An Anthology of Firsthand Accounts from the Age of Nelson, 1793-1815 By Dean King, John B. Hattendorf
1998 | 480 Pages | ISBN: 0805046097 | PDF | 4 MB
The phenomenal success of Patrick O’Brian’s seafaring novels has spawned a great hunger for more reading material on the Royal Navy and the Napoleonic Wars. Dean King has combed through mountains of primary-source material and has selected the most riveting, informative, and entertaining accounts from the great age of sail. His explorations have, in the words of Douglas Day, C. W. Barrett Professor of English at the University of Virginia, "yielded a collection of narratives that are just as exciting as the marvelous Aubrey–Maturin novels of Patrick O’Brian."Told by actual participants, the eyewitness stories range from slices of life at sea to events of great historical significance, including epic battles such as those of Cape St. Vincent and Trafalgar, and the death of Nelson. Every Man Will Do His Duty is sure to delight legions of seafaring adventure fans.

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Leaving China an Artist Paints His World War II Childhood


Free Download James McMullan, "Leaving China: an Artist Paints His World War II Childhood"
English | 2014 | pages: 250 | ISBN: 161620401X, 1616202556 | EPUB | 29,3 mb
A memoir in paintings and words by internationally acclaimed illustrator, author, and teacher James McMullan. A Booklist Top 10 Biography for Youth"It is this dreamlike quality of my memories that I wanted to capture in some way in the paintings that accompany the text-to suggest in the images that the events occurred a long time ago in a simpler yet more exotic world, and that the players in that world, including me, are at a distance." Artist James McMullan’s work has appeared in the pages of virtually every American magazine, on the posters for more than seventy Lincoln Center theater productions, and in bestselling picture books. Now, in a unique memoir comprising more than fifty short essays and illustrations, the artist explores how his early childhood in China and wartime journeys with his mother influenced his whole life, especially his painting and illustration. James McMullan was born in Tsingtao, North China, in 1934, the grandson of missionaries who settled there. As a little boy, Jim took for granted a privileged life of household servants, rickshaw rides, and picnics on the shore-until World War II erupted and life changed drastically. Jim’s father, a British citizen fluent in several Chinese dialects, joined the Allied forces. For the next several years, Jim and his mother moved from one place to another-Shanghai, San Francisco, Vancouver, Darjeeling-first escaping Japanese occupation then trying to find security, with no clear destination except the unpredictable end of the war. For Jim, those ever-changing years took on the quality of a dream, sometimes a nightmare, a feeling that persists in the stunning full-page, full-color paintings that along with their accompanying text tell the story of Leaving China. Read more Age range 12 – 18 Grade range 7 – 12 Categories Teens & YA Number of pages 128 Publication date March 25, 2014 ISBN 9781616204013

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What Einstein Kept Under His Hat Secrets of Science in the Kitchen


Free Download What Einstein Kept Under His Hat: Secrets of Science in the Kitchen by Robert L. Wolke, Marlene Parrish
English | 2012 | ISBN: 0393341658 | 490 Pages | EPUB | 1.4 MB
Have you ever wondered why onions make us cry? Do you believe bananas contain more calories as they ripen and get sweeter? This sequel to the best-selling What Einstein Told His Cook continues Robert L. Wolke’s investigations into the science behind our foods.

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Each Man In His Time


Free Download Each Man In His Time by Raoul Walsh
English | 1974 | ISBN: 0374145539 | 385 Pages | PDF | 56.3 MB
Walsh wasn’t just a great exemplar of the Warner Bros. house style in the ’30s and ’40s, he was a veritable Zelig of the silent era too, playing John Wilkes Booth for D.W. Griffith in The Birth of a Nation and making movies in Mexico about – and starring – Pancho Villa as that country’s revolution unfolded.

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Dante Alighieri His Life and Works


Free Download Dante Alighieri: His Life and Works by Paget Toynbee, Robert Hollander
English | 2005 | ISBN: 048644340X | 368 Pages | EPUB | 4.7 MB
One of the most frequently cited texts on Dante’s life and writings, this invaluable study illuminates the Divine Comedy as well as the great Florentine poet’s other works.

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Dante Alighieri His Life and Works


Free Download Dante Alighieri: His Life and Works by Paget Toynbee, Robert Hollander
English | 2005 | ISBN: 048644340X | 368 Pages | EPUB | 4.7 MB
One of the most frequently cited texts on Dante’s life and writings, this invaluable study illuminates the Divine Comedy as well as the great Florentine poet’s other works.

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Charlie Parker His Music and Life


Free Download Charlie Parker: His Music and Life by Carl Woideck
English | 2020 | ISBN: 0472037897 | 308 Pages | EPUB | 5.2 MB
Saxophonist Charlie Parker (1920-1955) was one of the most innovative and influential jazz musicians of any era.

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