Duel in the Snows

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ISBN 13 : 9780719554292
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (542 download)

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Book Synopsis Duel in the Snows by : Charles Allen

Download or read book Duel in the Snows written by Charles Allen and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 1903 a British army marched over the Himalayas to counter a non-existent Russian threat and was confronted by a medieval Tibetan army ordered to stop it by non-violent means. It was a clash between the mightiest political power in the world and the weakest. Leading the mission was the charismatic Francis Younghusband. Commanding the army escort was an officer determined to do things by the book: General James Macdonald. The result was conflict at every level. Drawing on diaries, letters and unpublished first-hand accounts, Charles Allen reveals not only the true character of one of Britain's great imperial heroes but also the calamitous outcome for the Tibetan people of Britain's last attempt at empire-building.

Duel in the Snow

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ISBN 13 : 9780583128100
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Book Synopsis Duel in the Snow by : Hans Otto Meissner

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Duel in the Snows

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Publisher : John Murray
ISBN 13 : 1473627540
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (736 download)

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Book Synopsis Duel in the Snows by : Charles Allen

Download or read book Duel in the Snows written by Charles Allen and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 1903 a British army marched over the Himalayas to counter a non-existent Russian threat and was confronted by a medieval Tibetan army ordered to stop it by non-violent means. It was a clash between the mightiest political power in the world and the weakest. Leading the mission was the charismatic Francis Younghusband. Commanding the army escort was an officer determined to do things by the book: General James Macdonald. The result was conflict at every level. Drawing on diaries, letters and unpublished first-hand accounts, Charles Allen reveals not only the true character of one of Britain's great imperial heroes but also the calamitous outcome for the Tibetan people of Britain's last attempt at empire-building.

Duel in the Snow

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ISBN 13 : 9780432093214
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (932 download)

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Book Synopsis Duel in the Snow by : Hans Otto Meissner

Download or read book Duel in the Snow written by Hans Otto Meissner and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novel, based partly on fact, of the Japanese occupation of Attu in the Aleutians during World War II, and a group of Japanese geurillas dropped into remote Alaska.

Christmas Eve, Or, The Duel in the Snow

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (152 download)

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Book Synopsis Christmas Eve, Or, The Duel in the Snow by : Edward Fitzball

Download or read book Christmas Eve, Or, The Duel in the Snow written by Edward Fitzball and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Duel in the Wilderness

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Publisher : Colonial Williamsburg
ISBN 13 : 9780879351304
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Book Synopsis Duel in the Wilderness by : Karin Clafford Farley

Download or read book Duel in the Wilderness written by Karin Clafford Farley and published by Colonial Williamsburg. This book was released on 1995 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on George Washington's own journal, Duel in the wilderness tells the true story of his journey in 1753-1754 into the Ohio country.

In God We Trust

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Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 030776866X
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Book Synopsis In God We Trust by : Jean Shepherd

Download or read book In God We Trust written by Jean Shepherd and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-10-27 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of humorous and nostalgic Americana stories—the beloved, bestselling classics that inspired the movie A Christmas Story Before Garrison Keillor and Spalding Gray there was Jean Shepherd: a master monologist and writer who spun the materials of his all-American childhood into immensely resonant—and utterly hilarious—works of comic art. In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash represents one of the peaks of his achievement, a compound of irony, affection, and perfect detail that speaks across generations. In God We Trust, Shepherd's wildly witty reunion with his Indiana hometown, disproves the adage “You can never go back.” Bending the ear of Flick, his childhood-buddy-turned-bartender, Shepherd recalls passionately his genuine Red Ryder BB gun, confesses adolescent failure in the arms of Junie Jo Prewitt, and relives a story of man against fish that not even Hemingway could rival. From pop art to the World's Fair, Shepherd's subjects speak with a universal irony and are deeply and unabashedly grounded in American Midwestern life, together rendering a wonderfully nostalgic impression of a more innocent era when life was good, fun was clean, and station wagons roamed the earth. A comic genius who bridged the gap between James Thurber and David Sedaris, Shepherd may have accomplished for Holden, Indiana, what Mark Twain did for Hannibal, Missouri.

Iron Dawn

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476794200
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Book Synopsis Iron Dawn by : Richard Snow

Download or read book Iron Dawn written by Richard Snow and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An utterly absorbing account of one of history’s most momentous battles” (Forbes) that not only changed the Civil War but the future of all sea power—from acclaimed popular historian Richard Snow, who “writes with verve and a keen eye” (The New York Times Book Review). No single sea battle has had more far-reaching consequences than the one fought in Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 1862. The Confederacy, with no fleet of its own, took a radical step to combat the Union blockade, building an iron fort containing ten heavy guns on the hull of a captured Union frigate named the Merrimack. The North got word of the project, and, in panicky desperation, commissioned an eccentric inventor named John Ericsson to build the Monitor, an entirely revolutionary iron warship. Rushed through to completion in just one hundred days, it mounted only two guns, but they were housed in a shot-proof revolving turret. The ship hurried south from Brooklyn, only to arrive to find the Merrimack had already sunk half the Union fleet—and would be back to finish the job. When she returned, the Monitor was there. She fought the Merrimack to a standstill, and, many believe, saved the Union cause. As soon as word of the fight spread, Great Britain—the foremost sea power of the day—ceased work on all wooden ships. A thousand-year-old tradition ended and the naval future opened. Richly illustrated with photos, maps, and engravings, Iron Dawn “renders all previous accounts of the encounter between the Monitor and the Merrimack as obsolete as wooden war ships” (The Dallas Morning News). Richard Snow brings to vivid life the tensions of the time in this “lively tale of science, war, and clashing personalities” (The Wall Street Journal).

Pushkin

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Publisher : Pan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Pushkin by : Robin Edmonds

Download or read book Pushkin written by Robin Edmonds and published by Pan. This book was released on 1994 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) came of age during the vast unheaval of the Napoleonic Wars, a period in Russian history which crucially influenced his work. This book examines Pushkin's poetry, politics, and life, which ended shortly after a strange duel in which he was fatally wounded. First published by Macmillan London in 1994. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Aaron and Alexander

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 159643998X
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (964 download)

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Book Synopsis Aaron and Alexander by : Don Brown

Download or read book Aaron and Alexander written by Don Brown and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, whose politics put these Founding Founders in constant conflict which led to the most famous duel in American history.

The Snow Queen

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Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 0765389991
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Book Synopsis The Snow Queen by : Joan D. Vinge

Download or read book The Snow Queen written by Joan D. Vinge and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reissue of a modern classic of science fiction, the Hugo and Locus Award-winning and Nebula-nominated The Snow Queen, marks the first time the book has been reprinted in fifteen years. The imperious Winter colonists have ruled the planet Tiamat for 150 years, deriving wealth from the slaughter of the sea mers. But soon the galactic stargate will close, isolating Tiamat, and the 150-year reign of the Summer primitives will begin. Their only chance at surviving the change is if Arienrhod, the ageless, corrupt Snow Queen, can destroy destiny with an act of genocide. Arienrhod is not without competition as Moon, a young Summer-tribe sibyl, and the nemesis of the Snow Queen, battles to break a conspiracy that spans space. Interstellar politics, a millennia-long secret conspiracy, and a civilization whose hidden machineries might still control the fate of worlds all form the background to this spectacular hard science fiction novel from Joan D. Vinge. The Snow Queen Series The Snow Queen World’s End Summer Queen Tangled Up In Blue Other Books 47 Ronin Catspaw Cowboys & Aliens Dreamfall At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Snow Wolf

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451688261
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Book Synopsis Snow Wolf by : Glenn Meade

Download or read book Snow Wolf written by Glenn Meade and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1997, Glenn Meade’s first internationally bestselling thriller is back and better than ever, as it takes you on a riveting ride into the heart of a Cold War plot to assassinate Joseph Stalin. It’s 1953—the middle of the Cold War. Joseph Stalin is a major threat—with his deteriorating mental stability, reports that he’s about to resume his horrifying purges, and the Soviet Union on the cusp of developing nuclear weapons, it’s a risk the US government is unwilling to take. Operation Snow Wolf is created to eliminate Stalin before it’s too late. CIA agent Jake Massey is chosen to run the operation and he recruits Alex Slanski—AKA Wolf—to do the deed, along with Anna, who recently escaped from a Soviet gulag, to be his guide. But someone knows their plan, and the KGB have dispatched their own deadly Major Yuri Lukin to hunt down the hunters. As circumstances quickly unravel, Jake must somehow put an end to the mission he had set into motion—before the entire situation explodes into World War III. Filled with breathtaking action and nail-biting thrills, this classic bestseller proves that despite being over, the Cold War can “still freeze readers’ attention and chill their blood” (Publishers Weekly).

War of Two

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698193903
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Book Synopsis War of Two by : John Sedgwick

Download or read book War of Two written by John Sedgwick and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A provocative and penetrating investigation into the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, whose infamous duel left the Founding Father dead and turned a sitting Vice President into a fugitive. In the summer of 1804, two of America’s most eminent statesmen squared off, pistols raised, on a bluff along the Hudson River. Why would two such men risk not only their lives but the stability of the young country they helped forge? In War of Two, John Sedgwick explores the long-standing conflict between Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr. Matching each other’s ambition and skill as lawyers in New York, they later battled for power along political fault lines that would decide—and define—the future of the United States. A series of letters between Burr and Hamilton suggests the duel was fought over an unflattering comment made at a dinner party. But another letter, written by Hamilton the night before the event, provides critical insight into his true motivation. It was addressed to former Speaker of the House Theodore Sedgwick, a trusted friend of both men, and the author’s own ancestor. John Sedgwick suggests that Hamilton saw Burr not merely as a personal rival but as a threat to the nation. It was a fear that would prove justified after Hamilton’s death... INCLUDES COLOR IMAGES AND ILLUSTRATIONS

Touché

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Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674504380
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (745 download)

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Book Synopsis Touché by : John Leigh

Download or read book Touché written by John Leigh and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the West’s best writers fought in duels or wrote about them, seduced by glamour or risk or recklessness. A gift as a plot device, the duel also offered a way to discover how we face fears of humiliation, pain, and death. John Leigh’s literary history of the duel illuminates these and other tensions attending the birth of the modern world.

The Night Before the Snow Day

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399539425
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)

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Book Synopsis The Night Before the Snow Day by : Natasha Wing

Download or read book The Night Before the Snow Day written by Natasha Wing and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could it be the night before a Snow Day? It's nighttime and snow is falling hard. Will the town be snowed in? Will there be a snow day? Odds are looking good in this newest Night Before book for the kids who dream of snowball fights, sledding, and the possibility that it may snow again tomorrow!

Battle of the Linguist Mages

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Publisher : Tordotcom
ISBN 13 : 1250767695
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (57 download)

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Book Synopsis Battle of the Linguist Mages by : Scotto Moore

Download or read book Battle of the Linguist Mages written by Scotto Moore and published by Tordotcom. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This is a stand-alone novel with material enough for six... By the halfway point, it had blown my mind twice... an audacious, genre-bending whirlwind.” —New York Times “It reads like Snow Crash had a dance-off with Gideon the Ninth, in a world where language isn't a virus from outer space, it's a goddamn alien invasion.” —Charles Stross In modern day Los Angeles, a shadowy faction led by the Governor of California develops the arcane art of combat linguistics, planting the seeds of a future totalitarian empire. Isobel is the Queen of the medieval rave-themed VR game Sparkle Dungeon. Her prowess in the game makes her an ideal candidate to learn the secrets of "power morphemes"—unnaturally dense units of meaning that warp perception when skilfully pronounced. But Isobel’s reputation makes her the target of a strange resistance movement led by spellcasting anarchists, who may be the only thing stopping the cabal from toppling California over the edge of a terrible transformation, with forty million lives at stake. Time is short for Isobel to level up and choose a side—because the cabal has attracted much bigger and weirder enemies than the anarchist resistance, emerging from dark and vicious dimensions of reality and heading straight for planet Earth! At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Lost Season of Love and Snow

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Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1250121892
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Season of Love and Snow written by Jennifer Laam and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A captivating tale in which Natalya Pushkin is vividly imagined. [A] sensitive and skillfully written novel... sure to enchant." - Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home The unforgettable story of Alexander Pushkin’s beautiful wife, Natalya, a woman much admired at Court, and how she became reviled as the villain of St. Petersburg. At the beguiling age of sixteen, Natalya Goncharova is stunningly beautiful and intellectually curious. At her first public ball during the Christmas of 1828, she attracts the romantic attention of Russia’s most lauded rebel poet: Alexander Pushkin. Finding herself deeply attracted to Alexander’s intensity and joie de vivre, Natalya is swept up in a courtship and then a marriage full of passion but also destructive jealousies. When vicious court gossip leads Alexander to defend his honor as well as Natalya’s in a duel, he tragically succumbs to his injuries. Natalya finds herself reviled for her perceived role in his death. In her striking new novel, The Lost Season of Love and Snow, Jennifer Laam helps bring Natalya’s side of the story to life with vivid imagination—the compelling tale of her inner struggle to create a fulfilling life despite the dangerous intrigues of a glamorous imperial Court and that of her greatest love.