European History: C 1750 To C 1900

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  • Cover scan of Academic Patronage In The Scottish Enlightenment
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    Academic Patronage In The Scottish Enlightenment: Glasgow, Edinburgh And St Andrews Universities - Roger L. Emerson - Hardback
    Roger Emerson considers the politics of patronage appointments at the universities in Glasgow, Edinburgh and St Andrews. He explores the ways in which 388 men secured posts in three Scottish universities between 1690 and 1806.
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    At The Edge Of Empire: The Life Of Thomas Blake Glover - Michael Gardiner - Hardback
    Born in Aberdeenshire in 1838, Thomas Blake Glover was a widely travelled merchant and a key figure in the industrialisation of Japan. Using material which has only recently become available, Gardiner's biography of this remarkable man offers a balanced view of his legacy.
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    Bonanzas And Jacobites: The Story Of The Silver Glen - Stephen Moreton - Paperback
    This is the story of Scotland's richest silver mine, near Alva. Its discovery led to an extraordinary sequence of events told here for the first time. It is a true story of fortunes made and lost, and the cast of characters include Jacobites and Hanoverians, lords and ladies, a disloyal servant, a loyal wife, and Sir Isaac Newton.
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    Chasing Napoleon: Forensic Portraits - Tony Scherman - Hardback
    Drawing upon exhaustive documentary research, Tony Scherman's paintings metaphorically chronicle the life of Napoleon using only the image of his face.
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    Cochrane: Britannia's Sea Wolf - Donald Thomas - Paperback
    Cochrane was a real-life hero of the Navy, a daring and dashing commander who Napoleon called The Sea Wolf. His story of action, daring and romance more than outshines his fictional counterparts, Hornblower and Jack Aubrey.
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    The Fate Of Admiral Kolchak - Peter Fleming - Paperback
    In one year Admiral Kolchak fell from being Supreme Ruler of All the Russias to the victim of a show trial. This text traces his downfall, whilst providing a broader history of Russia in a time of crisis and revolutionary change.
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    The Last Wanderer - Meg Henderson - Paperback
    'The Last Wanderer' tells the story of several generations of a Scottish West Coast fishing community as seen through the eyes of Rose MacEwan, daughter of a fisherman and now - against the wishes of her family - wife of a fisherman.
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    The Life Of Sir John Moore: Not A Drum Was Heard - Roger William Day - Hardback
    A number of historians have written biographies of Moore but none have had access to papers in the archives of the Dukes of Hamilton and Argyll which shed light upon his upbringing and the shaping of his approach to the art and science of warfare.
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    Moray Firth Ships And Trade: During The Nineteenth Century - Ian Hustwick - Paperback
    The nature and extent of maritime trade between the northeast of Scotland, the Baltic and continental Europe is described in this book, with particular reference to its massive growth period of the 19th century
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    San Juan 1898 - Angus Konstam - Paperback
    The background to this conflict, covered here, lay in the Cuban insurrection of 1895-1898 and its suppression by Cuba's Spanish overlords. The author, Angus Konstam, has researched extensively into the primary source materials.

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