Dukes Diary

Author : Coryne Hall
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 139811121X
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rasputin's Killer and his Romanov Princess written by Coryne Hall and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-03-15 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prince Felix Youssoupov was heir to the richest fortune in Russia, and husband to Princess Irina Romanov. He was also involved in the murder of the notorious Rasputin, but protected from prosecution by his Romanov connection. Using recently unearthed sources, this book explores the story of this colourful pair, shedding new light on their lives.

Author : P. J. Capelotti
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806154454
Total Pages : 547 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Greatest Show in the Arctic written by P. J. Capelotti and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Gilded Age America, Arctic explorers were fabulous celebrities—assured of riches and near-immortality so long as they reached the North Pole first. Of the many attempts to meet that goal, three American expeditions, launched from the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land, ended in abject failure, their exploits consigned to near-oblivion. Even so, these ventures—the Wellman expedition (1898–99), the Baldwin-Ziegler (1901–2), and the Fiala-Ziegler (1903–5)—have much to tell us about the personalities, politics, and economics of exploration in their day. In The Greatest Show in the Arctic, the first book to chronicle all three expeditions, P. J. Capelotti explores what went right and what, in the end, went tragically wrong. The cast of colorful characters from the Franz Josef Land forays included Walter Wellman, a Chicago journalist and bon vivant running from debts, his mistress, and an illegitimate daughter; Evelyn Briggs Baldwin, a deranged meteorologist with a fetish for balloons and a passion for Swedish conserves; and Anthony Fiala, a pious photographer in search of God in the Arctic. Featuring an international cast of supporting characters worthy of a three-ring circus, The Greatest Show in the Arctic follows each of the three expeditions in turn, from spectacular feats of financing to their bitter ends. Along the way, the explorers accumulated considerable geographic knowledge and left a legacy of place-names. Through close study of the expeditions’ journals, Capelotti reveals that the Franz Josef Land endeavors foundered chiefly because of poor leadership and internal friction, not for lack of funding, as historians have previously suspected. Presenting tales of noble intentions, novel inventions, and epic miscalculations, The Greatest Show in the Arctic brings fresh life to a unique and underappreciated story of American exploration.

Author : Robert Franklin Durden
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822307433
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dukes of Durham, 1865-1929 written by Robert Franklin Durden and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1975 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chiefly a record of the life and descendants of Washington Duke. He was born 20 Dec 1820 to Taylor Duke and Dicey Jones. He married Mary Caroline Clinton in 1842. They were the parents of two children. She died in 1847. He married Artelia Toney in Dec 1852. They were the parents of three children. She died in 1858. He died 8 May 1905.

Author : Henry Machin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Diary of Henry Machyn written by Henry Machin and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Machyn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Diary of Henry Machyn written by Henry Machyn and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Machyn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Diary of Henry Machyn, Citizen and Merchant-taylor of London, from A.D. 1550 to A.D. 1563 written by Henry Machyn and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Machyn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Diary of Henry Machyn, Citizen and Merchant-Taylot of London, from A. D. 1550 to A. D. 1563 written by Henry Machyn and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Dennistoun
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Litterature of Italy, from 1440 to 1630 written by James Dennistoun and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sophia Nash
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062198033
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Duke Diaries written by Sophia Nash and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your heart will be set afire with The Duke Diaries, the third book in Sophia Nash’s Royal Entourage series set in Regency England. After a wild, scandalous night, Rory Lennox, the Duke of Abshire, finds himself in the bed of his sworn enemy’s wholesome sister, Verity Fitzroy. To protect her honor and keep the peace, he agrees to marriage, but it’s an engagement neither is happy about—until unimaginable occurrences make them view the other in a new, passionate light. RITA Award–winning author Sophia Nash is a master of the historical romance who has created unforgettable, compelling characters with powerful emotions and intense sensuality. Sparkling and smart, The Duke Diaries is a wickedly fun romp that will leave you breathless.

Author : David Hofstede
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312353742
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dukes of Hazzard written by David Hofstede and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following in the successful wake of The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres, The Dukes of Hazzard debuted in January 1979 and quickly became a staple of CBS-TV's Friday night lineup. With its wild mix of wacky car chases and spectacular vehicle wrecks, bumbling sheriffs, greedy politicians, and its rambunctious lead players (the Duke boys and curvaceous Daisy Duke), it's little wonder the program developed such a strong and loyal viewership. This is the first book devoted to the genesis and production of the hit program, tracing its 1970s origin through to its recent, highly-rated "reunion" movie on CBS-TV. The author conducted extensive interviews with cast and technical talent to explore this beloved show - revealing for the first time many behind-the-scenes anecdotes about the week-to-week filming of the series. In this lively and factual presentation of the long-running TV series (1979-85), no trivia point is left unanswered about the amazing clan of Dukes and their colorful nemeses Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane and Boss Hogg.