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An exploration of the evolution of the quintessentially English country house.

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Covers the two expeditions of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration: Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition of 1910-12 and Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition of 1914-16. This book focuses not only on the two expeditions, but also on the ways in which the reputations of the men who led them have evolved.

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Covers the two famous expeditions of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition of 1910-12 and Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition of 1914-16. This book explores the evolution of their reputations and finds it has little to do with various discoveries regarding their lives and characters.

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Assesses the economic and cultural links between country houses and the empire between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries -- .

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Assesses the economic and cultural links between country houses and the empire between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries -- .

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In a night of unforgettable tragedy, the world's most famous liner Titanic struck an iceberg on 14 April 1912 and sank. Over 1500 people died. Whose fault it was, and how the passengers and crew reacted, has been the subject of continuing dispute over the 100 years since the disaster. This title offers an account of Titanic's tragic maiden voyage.

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Presents a story of the Titanic and its only voyage. This work provides an account of ten of those who died, among them, Titanic's captain Edward Smith and builder Thomas Andrews, John Jacob Astor, the richest man on board, and the bandmaster, Wallace Hartley, who played as the ship sank.