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In this book, Roger Morriss interweaves the story of Horatio Nelson's heroism at sea with the colorful and controversial events of his personal life, in particular his relations with Emma Hamilton.
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This picture album has one noteworthy distinction from Morriss' previous panegyric to Britain's hero (Nelson: An Illustrated History ): it quotes extensively from Nelson's reports and letters. An autobiographical effect is achieved, though at the expense of historicism, for the geopolitical context for Nelson's voyages and battles is only passingly explained. On its own terms, though, this work should succeed in snaring, on the strength of abundant visuals, readers new to Nelsoniana. Little Horatio was just 12 when he went to sea, and excerpts from his early letters trace his various ships and ports of call. The revolutionary wars of the 1790s began Nelson's famed string of victories, culminating in his death at Trafalgar and subsequent national apotheosis. For spice, Morriss utilizes sidebars to describe contemporary battle tactics and also the Nelson romance that scandalized society. A gateway title that opens up a popular vista. Gilbert Taylor
From Publishers Weekly:
A similar feat is achieved with somewhat more style in Nelson: The Life and Letters of a Hero, in which British maritime historian Roger Morriss offers a life of the great naval figure centered around his letters. The book is sumptuously illustrated with full-color and b&w paintings, maps, photographs. (Collins & Brown [Trafalgar Sq., dist.], $24.95 160p ISBN 1-85585-274-8.
-, $24.95 160p ISBN 1-85585-274-8)
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-, $24.95 160p ISBN 1-85585-274-8)
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- PublisherAnova Books
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1855852993
- ISBN 13 9781855852990
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
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