The fighting Temeraire
Willis, Sam2010
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J.M.W Turner's 'The Fighting Temeraire Tugged to her Last Berth to be Broken Up' (1838) was his masterpiece. This title tells the extraordinary tale behind the warship that inspired the painting.
Main title:
The fighting Temeraire / Sam Willis.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Quercus, 2010.
Collation:
xxxiii, 366 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, ports. (chiefly col.) ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2009.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781849162616 (pbk)1849162611 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.2'745940.2523
Language:
English
Subject:
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken upTéméraire (Ship)Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Art and the warHistoryGreat Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th centuryGreat Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th centuryEurope -- History -- Seven Years WarEurope -- History -- Napoleonic Wars
BRN:
632749