wyszukanych pozycji: 6
The British Atlantic Empire Before the American Revolution
ISBN: 9780415761161 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 133 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First Published in 1980. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 1980. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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230,81 zł |
The Great South Sea: English Voyages and Encounters 1570-1750
ISBN: 9780300105681 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, English buccaneers, privateers, and naval expeditions sought fame and fortune in the distant reaches of the South Sea. This engrossing book investigates these maritime adventures and how they were described in popular accounts of the time-accounts that affected English consciousness and perceptions of the wider world and that influenced the planning and nature of the later great voyages of James Cook and others. "An intriguing and elegant history of European adventures, real and otherwise, in the South Seas during the 16th to 18th centuries. . ....
From the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, English buccaneers, privateers, and naval expeditions sought fame and fortune in the distant reaches o...
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256,35 zł |
Buccaneers, Explorers and Settlers: British Enterprise and Encounters in the Pacific, 1670-1800
ISBN: 9780860789673 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Examines how during the long 18th century British incursions into the Pacific transformed Europe's knowledge of that great ocean. Buccaneers devastated Spanish settlements and shipping in the South Sea, new peoples were discovered as well as new lands. Examines the reactions of Australian Aborigines to Cook's voyage and more.
Examines how during the long 18th century British incursions into the Pacific transformed Europe's knowledge of that great ocean. Buccaneers devastate...
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435,44 zł |
Buccaneers, Explorers and Settlers: British Enterprise and Encounters in the Pacific, 1670-1800
ISBN: 9781138382510 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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157,35 zł |
Voyages of Delusion: The Quest for the Northwest Passage
ISBN: 9780300098662 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The eighteenth century--the Age of Reason--was characterized by determined attempts by philosophers, scientists, and political theorists to dispel myth, superstition, and ignorance. But the Age of Reason also witnessed some of the most irrational and vainglorious attempts by sailors and speculators to find a navigable Northwest Passage that would lead through the icy seas of the Arctic from Hudson Bay to the wealth of the Pacific Ocean. Lured by the promise of fame and riches, men endured paralyzing cold, malnutrition, and terrifying storms. Many lives and fortunes were lost in the quest for...
The eighteenth century--the Age of Reason--was characterized by determined attempts by philosophers, scientists, and political theorists to dispel myt...
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518,30 zł |
The Atlas of North American Exploration: From the Norse Voyages to the Race to the Pole
ISBN: 9780806130583 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. For more than five hundred years, explorers roamed the wilderness of North America, some in search of a route to the East or fabled cities of gold, others seeking the glossy pelts of the beaver or souls to convert. From the early voyages of Norse seafarers to the opening of the American, Canadian, and Alaskan frontiers and the grueling twentieth-century race to the North Pole, this great adventure is captured as never before in the lavishly illustrated Atlas of North American Exploration. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian William H. Goetzmann and exploration historian Glyndwr... For more than five hundred years, explorers roamed the wilderness of North America, some in search of a route to the East or fabled cities of gold,... |
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93,35 zł |