Losing Nelson
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Author |
: Barry Unsworth |
Publisher |
: Anchor |
Total Pages |
: 368 |
Release |
: 2012-01-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307948434 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307948439 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Losing Nelson by : Barry Unsworth
Barry Unsworth’s Losing Nelson is a novel of obsession, the story of a man unable to see himself separately from the hero he mistakenly idolizes Admiral Lord Nelson. Charles Cleasby is, in fact, a Nelson biographer run amok. He is convinced that Nelson—Britain's greatest admiral, who finally defeated Napoleon, and lost his own life, in the Battle of Trafalgar—is the perfect hero, but in his research he has come upon an incident of horrifying brutality in Nelson's military career that simply stumps all attempts at glorification.
Author |
: Barry Unsworth |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 2014-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1627158766 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781627158763 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis Losing Nelson by : Barry Unsworth
Author |
: Harry Allard |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 36 |
Release |
: 1977 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0395401461 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780395401460 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis Miss Nelson is Missing! by : Harry Allard
Suggests activities to be used at home to accompany the reading of Miss Nelson is missing by Harry Allard in the classroom.
Author |
: Sue Parrill |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 337 |
Release |
: 2009-12-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780786458035 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0786458038 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nelson's Navy in Fiction and Film by : Sue Parrill
This book provides summaries and analyses of more than 250 novels and nearly 30 films and examines the extent to which they accurately reflect the history, mores and manners of the period--and the extent to which they reveal the ideas and attitudes of their authors and of the periods in which they were written. Particular emphasis is placed on the nature and importance of the war at sea for the British and on the role of famous naval officers such as Nelson, Pellew, Duncan, Smith and Cochrane in the defeat of Napoleon.
Author |
: Andrew Lambert |
Publisher |
: Faber & Faber |
Total Pages |
: 422 |
Release |
: 2010-12-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780571265701 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0571265707 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nelson by : Andrew Lambert
'Fascinating . . . Shot through with fresh insights . . . No previous biography has attempted anything so comprehensive.' ObserverNelson is a thrilling new appraisal of Horatio Nelson, the greatest practitioner of naval command the world has ever seen. It explores the professional, personal, intellectual and practical origins of one man's genius, to understand how the greatest warrior that Britain has ever produced transformed the art of conflict, and enabled his country to survive the challenge of total war and international isolation. In Nelson, Andrew Lambert - described by David Cannadine as 'the outstanding British naval historian of his generation' - is able to offer new insights into the individual quality which led Byron rightly to celebrate Nelson's genius as 'Britannia's God of War'. He demonstrates how Admiral Nelson elevated the business of naval warfare to the level of the sublime. Nelson's unique gift was to take that which other commanders found complex, and reduce it to simplicity. Where his predecessors and opponents saw a particular battle as an end in itself, Nelson was always a step ahead - even in the midst of terrifying, close-quarters action, with officers and men struck down all around him. 'Excellent . . . Worthy of the stirring events [it celebrates].' Independent
Author |
: Martyn Downer |
Publisher |
: The History Press |
Total Pages |
: 357 |
Release |
: 2017-10-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780750986113 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0750986115 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nelson's Lost Jewel by : Martyn Downer
Admiral Lord Nelson's diamond Chelengk is one of the most famous and iconic jewels in British history. Presented to Nelson by the Sultan Selim III of Turkey after the Battle of the Nile in 1798, the jewel had thirteen diamond rays to represent the French ships captured or destroyed at the action. A central diamond star on the jewel was powered by clockwork to rotate in wear. Nelson wore the Chelengk on his hat like a turban jewel, sparking a fashion craze for similar jewels in England. The jewel became his trademark to be endlessly copied in portraits and busts to this day. After Trafalgar, the Chelengk was inherited by Nelson's family and worn at the Court of Queen Victoria. Sold at auction in 1895 it eventually found its way to the newly opened National Maritime Museum in Greenwich where it was a star exhibit. In 1951 the jewel was stolen in a daring raid by an infamous cat-burglar and lost forever. For the first time, Martyn Downer tells the extraordinary true story of the Chelengk: from its gift to Nelson by the Sultan of Turkey to its tragic post-war theft, charting the jewel's journey through history and forging sparkling new and intimate portraits of Nelson, of his friends and rivals, and of the woman he loved.
Author |
: Terry Coleman |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 476 |
Release |
: 2004-07-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199924059 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199924058 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Nelson Touch by : Terry Coleman
Admiral Horatio Nelson captures our imaginations like few other military figures. A mixture of tactical originality, raw courage, cruelty, and romantic passion, Nelson in action was daring and direct, a paramount naval genius and a natural born predator. Now, in The Nelson Touch, novelist Terry Coleman provides a superb portrait of Britain's most revered naval figure. Here is a vivid account of Nelson's life, from his childhood and early career at sea--where a high-placed uncle helped speed his advancement to post captain--to gripping accounts of his greatest sea battles. Readers will witness the Battle of the Nile, where Nelson crushed a French squadron of thirteen ships of the line, and the Battle of Trafalgar, where he died at the moment of his greatest triumph. What emerges is a man of strength of mind amounting to genius, frequently generous, always fascinated with women, often uneasy with his superior officers, and absolutely fearless. Nelson was a ruthless commander, whose instinct was not just to defeat the enemy but to annihilate him. Sure to appeal to readers of Patrick O'Brian and other seafaring fiction, as well as all military history and naval history buffs, this is a superbly written biography that gives readers the texture and feel of this magnificent life.
Author |
: Mary Bolte |
Publisher |
: Teacher Created Resources |
Total Pages |
: 50 |
Release |
: 2001-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781576906415 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1576906418 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Guide for Using Miss Nelson Is Missing in the Classroom by : Mary Bolte
Each book in this series is a guide for using a well-known piece of literature in the classroom. Included are sample plans, author information, vocabulary-building ideas, and cross-curricular activities. At the Intermediate and Challenging levels, sectional activities and quizzes, unit tests, and ideas for culminating and extending the novel are also included.
Author |
: Edgar Vincent |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 654 |
Release |
: 2003-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300097979 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300097972 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nelson by : Edgar Vincent
An account of the British naval commander's life and career explores his leadership style, his victory against the Spanish fleet at Cape St. Vincent, and his relationships with women and family members.
Author |
: Lisa S. Nelson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 233 |
Release |
: 2018-06-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107164932 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107164931 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis Social Media and Morality by : Lisa S. Nelson
This book explains the mediating effects of social media on our morality.