Birthright

Birthright
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9780393066159
ISBN-13 : 0393066150
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Birthright by : A. Roger Ekirch

Download or read book Birthright written by A. Roger Ekirch and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2010 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, the remarkable story that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson's "Kidnapped." Award-winning author Ekrich recounts an extraordinary family drama of betrayal and loss--but also of resilience, survival, and redemption.

Birthright: The True Story that Inspired Kidnapped

Birthright: The True Story that Inspired Kidnapped
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780393076790
ISBN-13 : 0393076792
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Birthright: The True Story that Inspired Kidnapped by : A. Roger Ekirch

Download or read book Birthright: The True Story that Inspired Kidnapped written by A. Roger Ekirch and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2010-01-25 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The astonishing story that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel Kidnapped. In 1728, in the wake of his father’s death, the twelve-year-old heir to five aristocratic titles and the scion of Ireland’s mighty house of Annesley was kidnapped by his uncle and shipped to America as an indentured servant. Only after twelve more years did “Jemmy” Annesley at last escape, returning to Ireland to bring his blood rival, the Earl of Anglesea, to justice in one of the most captivating trials of the century. Hundreds of years later, historian A. Roger Ekirch delves into the court transcripts and rarely seen legal depositions that chronicle Jemmy’s attempt to reclaim his birthright, in the process vividly evoking the volatile world of Georgian Ireland—complete with its violence, debauchery, ancient rituals, and tenacious loyalties.

American Sanctuary

American Sanctuary
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9780525563631
ISBN-13 : 0525563636
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Book Synopsis American Sanctuary by : A. Roger Ekirch

Download or read book American Sanctuary written by A. Roger Ekirch and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1797 the bloodiest mutiny ever suffered by the Royal Navy took place on the British frigate HMS Hermione off the coast of Puerto Rico. Jonathan Robbins, a reputed American sailor who had been impressed into service, made his way to American shores. President John Adams bowed to Britain’s request for his extradition. Convicted of murder and piracy by a court-martial in Jamaica, Robbins was hanged. Adams’s catastrophic miscalculation ignited a political firestorm, only to be fanned by Robbins’s failure to receive his constitutional rights of due process and trial by jury by an American court. American Sanctuary brilliantly lays out in riveting detail the story of how the Robbins affair, amid the turbulent presidential campaign of 1800, inflamed the new nation and set in motion a constitutional crisis, resulting in Adams’s defeat and Thomas Jefferson’s election as the third president of the United States. Robbins’s martyrdom led directly to the country’s historic decision to grant political asylum to foreign refugees—a major achievement in fulfilling the promise of American independence.

Tidewater Inn

Tidewater Inn
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Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 9781595547811
ISBN-13 : 1595547819
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Tidewater Inn by : Colleen Coble

Download or read book Tidewater Inn written by Colleen Coble and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2012 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inheriting a beautiful old hotel on the Outer Banks could be a dream come for Libby.

Brutal Prince

Brutal Prince
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 9798666091043
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Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Brutal Prince by : Sophie Lark

Download or read book Brutal Prince written by Sophie Lark and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

In Desert And Wilderness

In Desert And Wilderness
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Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9781447481218
ISBN-13 : 1447481216
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Book Synopsis In Desert And Wilderness by : Henryk Sienkiewicz

Download or read book In Desert And Wilderness written by Henryk Sienkiewicz and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-05-06 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains Henryk Sienkiewicz's 1912 novel, "In Desert And Wilderness". Sienkiewicz's compelling young adult novel tells the tale of two friends who are taken by rebels during the Mahdist war in Sudan. "In Desert And Wilderness" was used as the basis for two films, one in 1917 and one in 2001. This book is recommended for fans of inspirational historical literature, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Henryk Sienkiewicz is a Polish author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.

Kidnapped

Kidnapped
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780199674213
ISBN-13 : 0199674213
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Kidnapped by : Robert Louis Stevenson

Download or read book Kidnapped written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic fiction. Readers will love reading their favourite classics in this new Oxford world's classics series.