William M.R. Simpson's Books

From Barrow to Boothia

The Arctic Journal of Chief Factor Peter Warren Dease, 1836-1839

By: William Barr

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From Barrow to Boothia

The Arctic Journal of Chief Factor Peter Warren Dease, 1836-1839

By: William Barr

Over a three-year period from 1837 to 1939, operating from a base-camp at Fort Confidence on Great Bear Lake, the expedition achieved its goal. Despite serious problems with sea ice, Dease and Simpson, in some of the longest small-boat voyages in the history of the Arctic, mapped the remaining gaps in a model operation of efficient, economical, and safe exploration. Thomas Simpson's narrative, the standard source on the expedition, claimed the expedition's success for himself, stating "Dease is a worthy, indolent, illiterate soul, and moves just as I give the impulse." In From Barrow to Boothia William Barr shows that Dease's contribution was absolutely crucial to the expedition's success and makes Dease's sober, sensible, and modest account of the expedition available. Dease's journal, reproduced in full, is supplemented by a brief introduction to each section and detailed annotations that clarify and elaborate the text. By including relevant correspondence to and from expedition members, Barr captures the original words of the participants, offering insights into the character of both Dease and Simpson and making clear what really happened on this successful expedition.

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356

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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077356957X

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9780773569577

History of Vegetarianism and Veganism Worldwide (1430 BCE to 1969)

Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook

By: William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi

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History of Vegetarianism and Veganism Worldwide (1430 BCE to 1969)

Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook

By: William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi

The world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive subject and geographic index. 109 photographs and illustrations - some color. Free of charge in digital PDF format.

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1337

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Soyinfo Center

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1948436736

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9781948436731

The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland

Vol. III.

By: William Anderson

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The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland

Vol. III.

By: William Anderson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.

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766

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3752524456

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9783752524451

A Call to Arms

By: William C. Hammond

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A Call to Arms

By: William C. Hammond

A Call To Arms, the fourth novel in the award-winning Cutler Family Chronicles by William C. Hammond, features the epic saga of the seafaring Cutler family of Hingham, Massachusetts, and an ever expanding cast of characters, including real historical figures Captain Edward Preble, Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Lieutenant Richard Somers, Samuel Coleridge, Bashaw Yusuf Qaramanli, and Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson. Interwoven with these historical characters is a fast-paced and gripping plot that takes the reader from Java in the Dutch East Indies to New England at the start of the nineteenth century, and on to Gibraltar, Tripoli, Malta, Sicily, Alexandria, and Cairo. Set primarily in the Mediterranean Sea during the First Barbary War (1801–1805), A Call To Arms offers the reader intriguing and often startling insights into a young republic's struggle to promote its principles of liberty, equality, and free trade in a world ravaged by the Napoleonic Wars in Europe and ruthless piracy in both the Mediterranean and Far Eastern waters. The US Navy answers the call of an aroused nation, and the fate of the young republic turns on the actions of a few heroic officers, sailors, and Marines.

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257

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493064916

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9781493064915

A History of the American Theatre from Its Origins to 1832

By: William Dunlap

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A History of the American Theatre from Its Origins to 1832

By: William Dunlap

As America passed from a mere venue for English plays into a country with its own nationally regarded playwrights, William Dunlap lived the life of a pioneer on the frontier of the fledgling American theatre, full of adventures, mishaps, and close calls. He adapted and translated plays for the American audience and wrote plays of his own as well, learning how theatres and theatre companies operated from the inside out. Dunlap's masterpiece, A History of American Theatre was the first of its kind, drawing on the author's own experiences. In it, he describes the development of theatre in New York, Philadelphia, and South Carolina as well as Congress's first attempts at theatrical censorship. Never before previously indexed, this edition also includes a new introduction by Tice L. Miller.

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473

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University of Illinois Press

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0252091035

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9780252091032

Book's by William M.R. Simpson

From Barrow to Boothia

From Barrow to Boothia

History of Vegetarianism and Veganism Worldwide (1430 BCE to 1969)

History of Vegetarianism and Veganism Worldwide (1430 BCE to 1969)

The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland

The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland

A Call to Arms

A Call to Arms

A History of the American Theatre from Its Origins to 1832

A History of the American Theatre from Its Origins to 1832

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