Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer
Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, by Cyrus Townsend Brady, is a classic biography of the great English privateer and adventurer. Henry Morgan was the most remarkable of all buccaneers. The author shows his ferocity and cruelty, and depicts him without lightening the dark shadows of his character. Yet at the same time he brings out the man's dauntless courage, his military ability, his absolute disregard of odds, his wonderful capacity as a sailor, his fertility and resourcefulness, which awaken our admiration in spite of ourselves.Sir Henry Morgan (Welsh: Harri Morgan, c. 1635 - 25 August 1688) was a Welsh privateer, landowner and, later, Lieutena…
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- ISBN: 978-1-77441-441-5
- EAN: 9781774414415
- Produktnummer: 33690337
- Verlag: Binker North
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 260 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D1.8 cm 534 g
- Gewicht: 534
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Cyrus Townsend Brady (December 20, 1861 - January 24, 1920) was a journalist, historian and adventure writer. His best-known work is Indian Fights and FightersHe was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1883. In 1889, he was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal church, and was ordained a priest in 1890. His first wife was Clarissa Guthrie, who died in 1890. His second wife was Mary Barrett.Brady's first major book, For Love of Country, whilst telling the story of a fictitious John Seymour, was actually based in part on the true heroics of Nicholas Biddle, one of the first five captains of the fledgling Continental Navy.Brady was also famous for his views of feminism and Women's suffrage, he preached many anti-suffrage sermons and described women voters as an insult to God.In 1914 Brady began working as a screenwriter at Vitagraph Company of America.Brady died in Yonkers, New York of pneumonia at age 58.
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