Man Who Burned the White House Admiral C
by Pack, A. J
ISBN: 0859373320
ISBN-13: 9780859373326
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Man Who Burned the White House Admiral C
A. J. Pack
Publishers Overstock Remainder. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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The Man Who Burned the White House Admiral Sir George Cockburn 1772 - 1853
Abbe, George
Emsworth, Hamshire, UK: Kenneth Mason. Fine in Fine dust jacket 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Pristine gift condition. The DJ is protected by a Brodart mylar sleeve. Prior owner's small embossed intitial stamp on the title page, otherwise contents are tight, bright and clean free of any markings or personalizatio ns. All books to US destinations include tracking and are securely packaged to avoid damage. ; 8 5/8" H X 5 5/8" W; 287 pages . ( more information)
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THE MAN WHO BURNED THE WHITE HOUSE - Admiral Sir George Cockburn, RN, 1772-1853
Pack, James
Annapolis, 19087, Naval Institute, First US edition, hard bound in dust jacket, 6x9, Fine/Fine condition, 287 pages, bibliog, with 34 illustrations and 10 maps. index. .........................................................................George Cockburn, the sailor who planned and executed the burning of Washington, including the White House (in 1814), was later responsible for taking Napoleon to St Helena and acting there as his gaoler (1815-6) before going on to become a member of Parliament and finally First Naval Lord! ..................................................................Captain Pack, the former director of the Royal Naval Museum Portsmouth, has researched the Cockburn papers and produced the first biography of this fascinating character – friend and shipmate of both Nelson and Hardy – whose multi-faceted career embraced, equally successfully, roles as fighting sailor, diplomat, politician and naval administrator. ...........................................................The book highlights his triumphs in the American theatre where, with a small army of Royal Marines he took Washington, albeit for only 48 hours, but dominated the Chesapeake and Patuxent rivers with his ships, many locally captured, for the best part of two years. . ISBN: 0-85937-332-0. ( more information)
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THE MAN WHO BURNED THE WHITE HOUSE - Admiral Sir George Cockburn, RN, 1772-1853
Pack, James
Emsworth, 1987, Mason, first UK edition, hard bound in dust jacket, 6x9, Fine/Fine condition, 287 pages, illus, maps, bibliog, index. George Cockburn, the sailor who planned and executed the burning of Washington, including the White House (in 1814), was later responsible for taking Napoleon to St Helena and acting there as his gaoler (1815-6) before going on to become a member of Parliament and finally First Naval Lord! Captain Pack, the former director of the Royal Naval Museum Portsmouth, has researched the Cockburn papers and produced the first biography of this fascinating character – friend and shipmate of both Nelson and Hardy – whose multi-faceted career embraced, equally successfully, roles as fighting sailor, diplomat, politician and naval administrator. The book highlights his triumphs in the American theatre where, with a small army of Royal Marines he took Washington, albeit for only 48 hours, but dominated the Chesapeake and Patuxent rivers with his ships, many locally captured, for the best part of two years. With 34 illustrations and 10 maps. . ISBN: 0-85937-332-0. ( more information)
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The Man Who Burned the White House: Story of Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Cockburn, 1772-1853
Pack, James
London: Kenneth Mason, 1987 Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet (22 April 1772 - 19 August 1853) was a British naval commander of the late 18th through the mid-19th centuries. He held important commands during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 and eventually rose to become Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord. Cockburn played a major role in the War of 1812 as second in command to Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren to the end of March 1814 and then to Warren's successor, Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane for the rest of the war. He cruised relentlessly up and down the Chesapeake Bay and other parts of the Atlantic coast in 1813 and 1814, seizing American shipping, disrupting commerce, and raiding the ports. In the Chesapeake, Cockburn was responsible for carrying out government instructions to encourage the emigration of the enslaved Black population. In addition he implemented Cochrane's own plan of recruiting a Corps of Colonial Marines from among the Black refugees. The most important of Cockburn's actions was the capture and burning of Washington on 24 August 1814 as an advisor to Major General Robert Ross. From the library of Naval Historian and author James W. Goss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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