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Nelson: Love and Fame
Edgar Vincent
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Description for Nelson: Love and Fame
Paperback. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 656 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 60 colour images, 12 maps and battle diagrams. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 141 x 44. Weight in Grams: 568.
The story of Horatio Nelson's life - his naval glory, public fame, charismatic leadership, scandalous romance, and untimely death as he led the British to victory at the Battle of Trafalgar - has ensured his enduring position as England's favourite hero. This engaging, full-length biography of Nelson (1758-1805) presents a gripping account of his climb to fame as well as the fascinating details of his personal and emotional life. A man of contradictions, Nelson emerges in this biography as a ruthless and aggressive leader, the epitome of a fighting commander; an ambitious attention-seeker capable of self-pity, self-delusion, and childish behaviour; ... Read more
The story of Horatio Nelson's life - his naval glory, public fame, charismatic leadership, scandalous romance, and untimely death as he led the British to victory at the Battle of Trafalgar - has ensured his enduring position as England's favourite hero. This engaging, full-length biography of Nelson (1758-1805) presents a gripping account of his climb to fame as well as the fascinating details of his personal and emotional life. A man of contradictions, Nelson emerges in this biography as a ruthless and aggressive leader, the epitome of a fighting commander; an ambitious attention-seeker capable of self-pity, self-delusion, and childish behaviour; ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Yale Nota Bene
Condition
New
Weight
568g
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300108613
SKU
V9780300108613
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99-50
About Edgar Vincent
Edgar Vincent, an ex-member of the Royal Navy, is a member of the Society for Nautical Research, the Navy Records Society, the 1805 Club and the Nelson Society. He has been researching and writing about Nelson for many years.
Reviews for Nelson: Love and Fame
This is a splendid biography, not only because it is well written and well researched, but also because it neither seeks to demean the hero nor excuse the man. Heroism becomes the more remarkable when it is shown by people who in other ways are very like ourselves. L.G. Mitchell, Times Literary Supplement; A formidable addition to the ... Read more