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Master and madman : the surprising rise and disastrous fall of the Hon Anthony Lockwood RN /by Peter Thomas & Nicholas Tracy. "Anthony Lockwood s story is at the heart of the Georgian Navy though the man himself has never taken centre stage in its history. His naval career described by himself as twenty five years incessant peregrination followed a somewhat erratic course but almost exactly spanned the period of the French wars and the War of 1812. Lockwood was commended for bravery in action against the French; was present at the Spithead Mutiny; shipwrecked and imprisoned in France; appointed master attendant of the naval yard at Bridgetown, Barbados, during the year the slave trade was abolished; and served as an hydrographer before beginning his three-year marine survey of Nova Scotia and the Bay of Fundy. Against the odds he managed to finesse a treasury appointment as Surveyor General of New Brunswick and became the right hand man of the Governor, General Smyth. Deeply ingrained in his character, however, was a democratic determination that was out of step with the authoritarian character of the Navy and the aristocratic one of New Brunswick. His expectation of social justice verged on madness, and when he finally succumbed to lunacy it was in the defence of democracy. The turbulence of the times inspired Lockwood to stage a one-man coup d etat which ended with him being jailed and shipped back to London to live out his days as a pensioner and mental patient. Truly a dramatic rise and a tragic fall." 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92LOCKWOOD
On the magnetism of iron and iron-clad ships Evans, F. J.-(Frederick John), 1865 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 537.67
Admiralty manual for ascertaining and applying the deviations of the compass caused by the iron in a ship Evans, F. J.-(Frederick John), 1862 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.1.053.11
Admiralty manual for the deviations of the compass ... Evans, F. J.-(Frederick John), 1893 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.1.053.11
Nelson and the Nile : the naval war against Bonaparte, 1798 /Brian Lavery. The Battle of the Nile was the first of Nelson's great victories, and dealt a fatal blow to Napoleon's attempt to conquer Egypt. This volume offers an authoritative account of Nelson's Mediterranean campaign of 1798. 1998. • BOOK • 3 copies available. 355.49"1798"(621)
Convoys : the British struggle against Napoleonic Europe and America /Roger Knight "The first account of Britain's convoys during the Napoleonic Wars, revealing their vital role in victory. During the Napoleonic Wars thousands of merchant ships crisscrossed narrow seas and wide oceans, protected by Britain's warships. These were wars of attrition in which raw materials had to reach their shores continuously: timber and hemp from the Baltic, sulphur from Sicily, and saltpetre from Bengal. Britain's fate rested on the strength of its economy - and convoys played a decisive part in securing victory. Leading naval historian Roger Knight examines how convoys ensured the safeguarding of trade and transport of troops, allowing Britain to take the upper hand. Detailing the many hardships these ships faced, from the shortage of seaman to the vicissitudes of the weather, Knight sheds light on the innovation and seafaring skills that made convoys such an invaluable tool in Britain's arsenal. The convoy system laid the foundation for Britain's narrow victory over Napoleon and his allies in 1815 and, in doing so, established its naval and mercantile power at sea for a hundred years."--Provided by the publisher. 2022. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.691.3"1803/1815"
Defending the inland shores : Newfoundland in the War of 1812 /Gordon K. Jones. "Defending the Inland Shores: Newfoundland in the War of 1812 describes the significant role that the Newfoundland soldiers played in the defence of Canada during the War of 1812. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment was on the front lines throughout the war, fought with honour and great courage, and experienced many casualties during military actions, such as the Battle of the Maumee, the Battle of Fort George, and the Battle of Lake Erie. This book also discusses several legendary military commanders from the War of 1812, including George Prevost, Isaac Brock, Andrew Bulger, and George Macdonell. The author skilfully describes many prominent battles of the war, such as the siege of Fort Detroit, the capture of an American naval schooner on Lake Ontario, a surprise attack on Ogdensburg, and the heroic defence of a British ship on the Niagara River during an American assault. Defending the Inland Shores: Newfoundland in the War of 1812 tells these incredible stories and recalls important events from Canadian military history."--Provided by publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1812/1815"(42:73)
Britannia's palette : the arts of naval victory /Nicholas Tracy. Tracy, Nicholas, c2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 7.044(41)
The travels of Ludovico di Varthema in Egypt, Syria, Arabia Deserta and Arabia Felix, in Persia, India and Ethiopia, AD 1503 to 1508 Varthema, Ludovico di 1863 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(53/56)"1503/1508"
Origine, trasporto in Italia, primi progressi in essa dell'algebra. Storia critica di nuove disquisizioni analitiche e metafisiche arricchita / Cossali, Pietro, 1797-1799. • RARE-FOLIO • 2 copies available. 512:094
Passengers from Ireland : lists of passengers arriving at American ports between 1811 and 1817 /transcribed from the Shamrock or Hibernian Chronicle by Donald M. Schlegel. Schlegel, Donald M. 1999. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.2(415:73)(083.81)
Bismarck : the white revolutionary "Lothar Gall's 'Bismarck' is far more than the story of the life of a powerful statesman. The name Bismarck sums up the entire political, social, economic, and intellectual development of central Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century and the internal and external shape that Germany then assumed. How much of all this was Bismarck's personal achievement? Was he, as many of his contemporaries believed, the key figure who made everything different? Was he the man who put the nation on the disastrously wrong course that reached its fateful culmination in 1933? Or did Bismarck in fact represent the prevailing forces of his time to a far greater degree than has often been thought? Was he successful precisely because he implemented policies for which the time was ripe - and did so in ways that were in harmony with the historical evolution of central Europe? These questions take Lothar Gall's biography far beyond a 'description of life'. It is essential reading not only for students of Bismarck's life, but for all those interested in the fundamental problems of German and European history. (Volume I covers 1815-1871 and Volume 2 covers 1871-1898.)"--Provided by the publisher. 1990 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 342.5
Mersey ferries through time / Ian Collard. "Mersey ferry was recorded in the Domesday Book, and for around a thousand years, they have plied between Birkenhead and Wallasey on the Wirral and Liverpool. The sail and man-powered craft gave way to steam ferries in 1815. In this book, Ian Collard tells the story of the Mersey ferries, concentrating on the steam and diesel powered eras from 1815 to the present day and including such famous ferries as Iris and Daffodil, which were involved in the Zeebrugge Raid of 1918. The Mersey ferries have been immortalized in song, and even today, with the various tunnels under the Mersey, the three survivors of today, Snowdrop, Royal Iris of the Mersey and Royal Daffodil, are still being used by locals and tourists alike."--Back cover. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.66(427.2)
HMS Pickle : the swiftest ship in Nelson's Trafalgar fleet /Peter Hore ; foreword by Andrew Lambert. "The smallest ship in Nelson's fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar was the curiously-named HMS Pickle. The ship was a topsail schooner and, though deemed too small to take park in the fighting it distinguished itself as the ship to bring Captain John Lapenotiere with the news of Nelson's victory at Trafalgar and his death. The schooner set off on October 26th and took 9 days to reach Britain after facing a gale off Cape Finisterre. After the Pickle anchored in Flamouth Bay on November 4th Lapenotiere started his journey to London (a trip that usually took a week was covered in 37 hours with 19 horse changes). [Author] Peter Hore describes the ship's beginnings as a civilian vessel called Sting, through conversion with 10 guns and its role with Admiral Cornwall's Inshore Squadron for French reconnaissance in 1803. HMS Pickle was also involved in the rescue for the crew of HMS Magnificent in 1804 and further reconnaissance missions. This full history details other colourful episodes including a single-ship action against the French privateer Favorite in 1807. Pickle was wrecked in July 1808 when she was grounded as she entered Cadiz harbour but without loss of life. The Pickle's journey is commemorated by Royal Navy Warrant Officers on November 5th."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.826PICKLE
Nelson against Napoleon : from the Nile to Copenhagen, 1798-1801 /edited by Robert Gardiner. 1997. • FOLIO • 3 copies available. 940.27
Blackwood's magazine. 1927. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.456(489)+528.47
Address to the Royal Astronomical Society : November 11, 1864 De la Rue, Warren, 1864 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 5:094
Wetherell of H.M.S. Hussar : the recollections of an ordinary seaman of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars /John Wetherell "A true account of the British Navy in the Napoleonic Wars. This is a book which will delight the many enthusiastic readers of accounts both true and fictional of the Royal Navy in the great days of sail - the days of Nelson and other great captains who fought the navy of Revolutionary and Napoleonic France. This is the story of a very ordinary seamen - extraordinarily written by his own hand - who was pressed from the merchant trade into a fighting ship of the Royal Navy - HMS Hussar. Captained by a tyrant - even by the standards of the day - this is an account of hardship, cruel punishment, battle action before the mast and ultimately shipwreck. The crew of the Hussar are eventually taken as prisoners of war by the French and there follows a further harrowing account of endurance which only ends as the crew meet the advancing British Army in the South of France in the days leading to the abdication of the Emperor."--Provided by the publisher. 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92WETHERELL
The rockets' red glare : the War of 1812 and Connecticut "The War of 1812 was a turning point for the nation, and for the state of Connecticut. The Rocket's Red Glare examines the many facets of America's second major war, and its impact on destiny. A series of essays represents a collaborative effort of museums, historical societies and scholars to tell Connecticut's story in the War of 1812 and place it in the context of larger national and international events. With full color illustrations." 2012. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.49"1812"(42:73)
Horation Nelson and the Hamiltons : a salute in words and music. 1805 Club. 2002] • PAMPHLET • 2 copies available. 92NELSON(089.7)
The enchantress, Emma, Lady Hamilton : the Jean Kislak collection /edited by Arthur Dunkelman ; with essays by Martyn Downer ... [et al.]. 2011. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 061.2(734.7):92HAMILTON, EMMA
Turner and the scientists / James Hamilton. Hamilton, James, 1998. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 7TURNER
Free trade and sailors' rights in the War of 1812 / Paul A. Gilje. "This book examines the political slogan "free trade and sailors rights" and traces its sources to eighteenth-century intellectual thought and Americans' previous experience with impressment into the British navy"-- 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1812"(73)
England's mistress : the infamous life of Emma Hamilton /Kate Williams. This is a comprehensive biography of Emma Hamilton, Lord Nelson's mistress. It covers her entire life from her birth in 1765 to her death in Calais in 1815, when she was survived by her daughter, Horatia. As a young girl Emma came to London to make her fortune and eventually married Sir William Hamilton, the British Envoy to Naples in 1791. She became a close friend of the Queen of Naples and then Lord Nelson's mistress. The book draws on many letters which were previously undiscovered. There are reproductions of the famous Romney portraits of Emma as well as illustrations by Gilray and Rowlandson lampooning Emma and her relationship with Nelson. There are extensive notes, a bibliography and an index. 2006. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 92HAMILTON