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Their romance with the Yankee dollar,
Harvey R. Neptune • Caliban and the Yankees: Trinidad and the United States Occupation
monster waves, operated for his first three years with the quite remarkable cover of “surfie,” a globe-trotting beach boy looking for the perfect point break. He was one of the first foreigners
Jason Matthews • The Kremlin's Candidate: A Novel (The Red Sparrow Trilogy Book 3)
military officers in the 1830s and 1840s were treated to feasts and entertainment by ali‘i (chiefs).
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
the Edward Bonaventure.
John Keay • The Honourable Company: History of the English East India Company
William Hawkins,
John Keay • The Honourable Company: History of the English East India Company
and now his name had been brayed out in public – not even in the comparative privacy of the Board, but in a far more miscellaneous gathering – with the question openly directed at the chief of naval intelligence. It was unqualifiable. To rely on the discretion of these sailors whose only notion of dealing with an enemy as cunning as Bonaparte was t
... See morePatrick O'Brian • HMS Surprise
To a man raised in sail, a sail on an armored cruiser propelled through the water at 14 knots by a steam turbine was a cheering sight to see.