The Insatiable Earl: A Life of John Montagu, Fourth Earl of Sandwich, 1718-1792 |
Contents
A Traveller from an Antique Land 171844 I | 1 |
At the Board of Admiralty 174448 | 20 |
An Honest Man Lying Abroad 174648 | 40 |
Copyright | |
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Ashore and Afloat: The British Navy and the Halifax Naval Yard Before 1820 Julian Gwyn No preview available - 2004 |