The Sea Has No End
Author | : Victor Suthren |
Publisher | : Dundurn |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2004-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781550025194 |
ISBN-13 | : 1550025198 |
Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Sea Has No End written by Victor Suthren and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Soldier, sailor, adventurer, and philosopher, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville was a talented French officer whose remarkable career took him from the boudoirs of Paris to the flintlock battlefields of North America and on to the lush islands of the South Pacific. In this biography, author Victor Suthren follows Bougainville's career in North America during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution and his adventures in the South Seas. Written with a historian's eye for detail, The Sea Has No End isa portrait of a thoughtful and passionate participant in many of the most stirring and dramatic events of the eighteenth century."--BOOK JACKET.