The Fighting Temeraire: The Battle of Trafalgar and the Ship that Inspired J.M. W. Turner's Most Beloved Painting
By Sam Willis
Published By Pegasus Books
Year Published 2010
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This book is the account of the HMS Temeraire , one of Britain’s most illustrious ship during the Napoleonic Wars. It was best known to millions through Turner’s Painting of the Battle of Trafalgar. The author tells the extraordinary story of this vessel behind the painting and the making of the painting itself. The book is richly filled with evocative detail, and is enthralling and deeply satisfying work of the history of the age of wooden ships and iron men.
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By Sam Willis
Published By Pegasus Books
Year Published 2010
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This book is the account of the HMS Temeraire , one of Britain’s most illustrious ship during the Napoleonic Wars. It was best known to millions through Turner’s Painting of the Battle of Trafalgar. The author tells the extraordinary story of this vessel behind the painting and the making of the painting itself. The book is richly filled with evocative detail, and is enthralling and deeply satisfying work of the history of the age of wooden ships and iron men.
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By Sam Willis
Published By Pegasus Books
Year Published 2010
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This book is the account of the HMS Temeraire , one of Britain’s most illustrious ship during the Napoleonic Wars. It was best known to millions through Turner’s Painting of the Battle of Trafalgar. The author tells the extraordinary story of this vessel behind the painting and the making of the painting itself. The book is richly filled with evocative detail, and is enthralling and deeply satisfying work of the history of the age of wooden ships and iron men.
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