Elgin, Thomas Bruce Earl of 1766-1841 Marriage Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 294 p., [16] p. of ill. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
2004
C2004
Notes:
Maps on end papers.
Contents:
Launches from a safe harbor -- New horizons -- The newlyweds set sail -- A battle of beauties -- Letters; a lifeline -- Constantinople: "ambassadress poll" makes waves -- Motherhood: Mary's north star -- Captain of her ship -- Favorable winds -- The stronger vessel -- Scuttled -- Awash in antiquities -- The Acropolis: caution to the wind -- Sailing, sailing -- The calm before the storm -- Shanghaied -- In irons -- Rudderless -- At sea -- Drowning in debt -- Breakwater -- Shipwrecked -- Rescued -- A beacon -- Starboard home
