Nelson: A Dream of Glory, 1758-1797Macmillan, 2. nov 2004 - 943 pages The most authoritative and captivating account ever written of legendary British naval commander Horatio Nelson's early career and rise to prominence Among military and naval commanders, Horatio Nelson stands as one of the finest examples of inspirational leadership. The historian John Sugden charts the period of Nelson's career neglected by earlier writers-from childhood to his breathtaking victory against the Spanish fleet at Cape St. Vincent when he became an admiral, lost an arm, and won international fame. Like Alexander of Macedon, Nelson led from the front (not always a sensible custom). But he was a natural leader and a genuine hero, and his actions invariably raised his stock with his men, who trusted him as a commander willing to share their dangers. Nelson combines groundbreaking scholarship with a vivid and compelling narrative style. Detailing every facet of Nelson's crowded life, the author offers the only full account of Nelson's early voyages and the first complete analysis of the formative incidents in his career. Throughout there are revealing and startling discoveries about Nelson's relationships with family, patrons, officers, and men-and with his women. Previous biographies have failed to penetrate the mythology encrusting one of the world's greatest naval heroes, and none has been based on a thorough examination of original sources. Nelson will immediately become the benchmark against which all subsequent books about Nelson will be judged. It is a biography of the best sort: compelling, authoritative, and thrillingly alive. |
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Contents
Maps xiii | 1 |
Duel at Midnight | 14 |
The Prelude 175892 | 29 |
The Small World of Burnham Thorpe | 31 |
Captain Sucklings Nephew | 48 |
Northward Ho | 63 |
East Indies Adventure | 82 |
Lieutenant Nelson | 107 |
Beachcombing | 373 |
To Glory We Steer 17937 | 413 |
Captain of the Agamemnon | 415 |
Corsica | 458 |
A Long and Hazardous Service | 494 |
Two Meetings with French Gentry | 520 |
Drifting to Leeward | 564 |
From Flag Captain to ShipBoy | 605 |
The First Commands | 133 |
In the Wake of the Buccaneers | 149 |
Fighting Back | 176 |
The Poor Albemarle | 191 |
Love in StOmer | 228 |
Hurricane Harbour | 249 |
Old Officers and Young Gentlemen | 282 |
Dearest Fanny | 308 |
The Prince and the PostCaptain | 338 |
Commodore Nelson | 635 |
The Happy Moment | 684 |
Who Will Not Fight For Dollars? | 719 |
More Daring Intrepidity Was Never Shown | 750 |
Useless to my Country | 778 |
Notes and Citations | 795 |
Abbreviations | 882 |
Glossary | 907 |
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