Stephen Taylor
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The dramatic biography of a slaveship turned freedom-fighter, which brings new insights into Britain's involvement in the end of the trade in enslaved people
In 1827 the Royal Navy purchased a Baltimore clipper and renamed her the Black Joke. Assigned to the Preventative Squadron, she patrolled the west coast of Africa and freed 3,692 captives from enslavement. Beloved by seafarers and celebrated by the public, the Black Joke would become the most...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
This Christmas, find out who's been naughty and who's been nice. Mickey, Donald, Goofy and their pals are about to find out the importance of opening your heart to the true spirit of Christmas. Watch the hilarious antics of stubborn old Donald as he tries in vain to resist the joy of the season, and laugh along with Mickey and Pluto as they learn a great lesson about the power of friendship.
15) Command to kill
Author
Series
A Danny Pearson thriller volume 7
Publisher
[Stephen Taylor]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
An Australian Billionaire creates a global network of unwitting killers. When Scott's sister, Nicki stumbles upon her boss's secret, Danny, Scott and Nicki are drawn into a deadly world where anyone can be the enemy... While visiting Scott's sister in Sydney, Danny, Scott and Nicki end up running for their lives as Australian billionaire, Theodore Blazer tries to kill them for what they know. There's only one thing Blazer didn't bank on, Danny Pearson...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
British maritime history in the age of sail is full of the deeds of officers like Nelson but has given little voice to plain, "illiterate" seamen. Now Stephen Taylor draws on published and unpublished memoirs, letters, and naval records, including court-martials and petitions, to present these men in their own words. In this account, ordinary seamen are far from the hapless sufferers of the press gangs. Proud and spirited, learned in their own fashion,...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Edward Pellew, captain of the legendary Indefatigable, was quite simply the greatest British frigate captain in the age of sail. Left fatherless at age eight, with a penniless mother and five siblings, Pellew fought his way from the very bottom of the navy to fleet command. Victories and eye-catching feats won him a public following. Yet he had a gift for antagonizing his better-born peers, and he made powerful enemies. Redemption came with his last...
20) Passing glory
Publisher
TNT Originals
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An inspiring reality-based story of a talented all-black New Orleans prep basketball team that defies convention by competing against an all-white championship team.