The Loss of the Wager: The Narratives of John Bulkeley and the Hon. John Byron (First Person Singular)
Brand: Boydell Press
Categories: Books, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical



Dimensions: 6.16 x 0.81 x 8.54 inches
ISBN-13: 978-1843830962
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1843830965
Publisher: Boydell Press
Print length: 266 pages
Publication date: October 14, 2004
subtitle: Paperback – October 14, 2004
author: Visit Amazon's John Bulkeley Page search results John Bulkeley John Byron Alan Gurney
review: Editorial Reviews Review The story of the Wager, whether told by Bulkeley or Byron, is one which reveals extremes of human behaviour in adversity. ― INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARITIME HISTORY Two remarkable and fascinating histories. THE REVIEW, the journal of the ― NHCRA These lively accounts are full of astute comment and revealing asides on the contemporary Royal Navy, as well as remarkable touches of humour in the midst of the grimmest predicaments. ― . Indeed, both Bulkeley and Byron have left a valuable picture of the lost tribes of coastal Chile, and Boydell and Brewer are to be commended for this first person singular series. In this volume it certainly achieves the purpose of 'telling history in the words of those who took part'. These are true eighteenth-century voices. ― MARINER'S MIRROR