Author: William Chambers
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-03-23
Total Pages: 522
ISBN-13: 9780365458241
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts Love of maritime enterprise is one, of those, W'ell-known characteristics 4-of British youth, whichhave led to innumerable instances of dar ing intrepidity on the seas around our coasts, as well as the most distant parts of the'ocean. This qualit}r of mind, to which Britain owes so. Much of her supremacy in the scale of nations, has been seldom more strikingly manifested'than in 'the case of Captain Cook, a man who, from the h'umblest rank in life, and after encountering the difficulties which usually lie in the path of a sailor, rose, by dint of good behairiom', intelli gence, andthe energy of his character, to the highest honours of his profession. As an inspiring page in general biography, We offer a sketch of the life of this. Distinguished individual. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Chambers W. and R., ltd
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Published: 1870
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William Chambers
Publisher: Palala Press
Published: 2016-05-01
Total Pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9781355011934
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