Cochrane the real master and commander
Book |
Unabridged ed. |
Tantor Media,
[Old Saybrook, CT] :
©2007.
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleming - Beamsville | TB 359.0092 Coc -C | Audiobooks - Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
Offers a portrait of Thomas Cochrane, the hero who served as a model for fictional characters drawing on previously unpublished sources to document his exploits against the French navy and in the liberation of South America.
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- ISBN: 9781400105427 (TB)
- Physical Description: 11 sound discs (13.5 hr.) : digital ; 12 cm.sound discsound recordingprint
- Edition: Unabridged ed.
- Publisher: [Old Saybrook, CT] : Tantor Media, ©2007.
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-376) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note: A Scottish upbringing: 1775-1793 -- From midshipman to lieutenant: 1793-1800 -- Commander of the Speedy: 1800-1801 -- A dark interlude: 1801-1804 -- The flying Pallas: 1804-1806 -- Member of Parliament for Honiton: 1806-1807 -- The Westminster election: 1807 -- Return to the Mediterranean: 1807-1808 -- The coastal raids of the Imperieuse: 1808 -- The defence of Fort Trinidad: 1808 -- Entering the gates of hell: 1809 -- The French fleet aground: 1809 -- The court martial of Lord Gambier: 1809 -- Riots and romance: 1809-1814 -- The Stock Exchange scandal: 1814 -- The wilderness years: 1814-1818 -- The liberation of Chile and Peru: 1818-1822 -- Brazil and beyond: 1822-1825 -- A Greek fiasco: 1825-1828 -- The fightback: 1828-1851 -- The last years: 1851-1860.
- Participant or Performer Note: Read by John Lee.