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The fighting Temeraire the Battle of Trafalgar and the ship that Inspired J.M.W. Turner's most beloved painting  Cover Image E-book E-book

The fighting Temeraire [electronic resource] : the Battle of Trafalgar and the ship that Inspired J.M.W. Turner's most beloved painting / Sam Willis.

Willis, Sam. (Author).

Summary:

Tells the story of the vessel behind J.M.W. Turner's famous painting.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781453226322 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 145322632X (electronic bk.)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource : ill. (some col.), maps.
  • Edition: 1st Pegasus Books cloth ed.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: London : Quercus, 2009.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-307) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The escaping Téméraire -- The captured Téméraire -- The amphibious Temeraire -- The new Temeraire -- The blockading Temeraire -- The mutinous Temeraire -- The Trafalgar Temeraire -- The Baltic and Iberian Temeraire -- The retired Temeraire -- The fighting Temeraire -- -- On iconic warships -- Appendix I. Ship diagrams -- Appendix II. The crew of HMS Temeraire at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 -- Appendix III. Poems and songs.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on print version record.
Subject: Téméraire (Ship)
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. Fighting Temeraire, tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Art and the war.
Great Britain > History, Naval > 19th century.
Great Britain > History, Naval > 18th century.
Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805.
Genre: Electronic books.

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