Commodore Vanderbilt: An Epic of American Achievement Steamship, gal, he corrected. She's mine, b'God, mine! -from Chapter IV His name has not endured like those of his contemporaries, but Arthur D. No other man owns ary dollar of her. Doc Smith and Edgar Rice Burroughs. A flame of high egoti
| TITLE | : | Commodore Vanderbilt: An Epic of American Achievement |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.56 (254 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 1602066973 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Hardcover |
| PAGES | : | 400 Pages |
| PUBLISH | : | 2007-06-01 |
| GENRE | : |
Corneel flung up that lion head of his, a mingling of amusement and resentment mirrored in his frosty eyes. Steamship, gal, he corrected. Steamboats don't go to sea. The Prometheus is the sightliest craft in these waters. I didn't see her beat in England, either. And I'll tell ye something else. She's the fust ocean steamer ever built with one man's money. A flame of high egotism ennobled his conqueror's face. She's Cornelius Van Derbilt's, as she puts to sea. No other man owns ary dollar of her. She's mine, b'God, mine! -from Chapter IV His name has not endured like those of his contemporaries, but Arthur D. Howden Smith was, in the early years of the 20th century, a tremendously popular author of pulp fiction on a par with E.E. Doc Smith and Edgar Rice Burroughs. And the same boisterous enthusiasm that made his adventure tales of pirates and Vikings so rip-roaring readable bursts forth
Editorial : About the Author ARTHUR DOUGLAS HOWDEN SMITH (1887-1945) was an enormously prolific and diverse writer, penning numerous short stories, biographies, and business studies, but he is best remembered for his many pulp novels, including Porto Bello Gold (a prequel to Treasure Island), The Dead Go Overside, The Doom Trail, Swain's Saga, and others.
good. Its a pity that more people do not know about this book and suffer terribly, all without need. They basically walked and slept, where were the savage animals, the lost tribes, eating disgusting things, hazardous survival ideas, meeting amazons,? All those absolutely ridiculous but perfectly plausible scenes to this sort of book? I enjoyed the story, I liked how the main character is so like Jane but also very different, how she grows and fights but I was left wanting more.. The per-plate portrait density ranges from as few as seven portraits (depicting five species) to as many as 26 portraits (depicting eight species).
Highly recommended is the introductory chapter titled "The Nature of Tanagers".. Yet as the 1960's approached, Mac had an issue he needed to deal with. Anne Soffee, you see, is a true believer. He has interviewed quite a few members of most groups (the exc
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