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Smoke and ashes : opium's hidden histories / by Ghosh, Amitav,1956-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels the Ibis Trilogy, he was startled to learn how the lives of the nineteenth-century sailors and soldiers he wrote about were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean but also by the precious commodity carried in enormous quantities on those currents: opium. Most surprising of all, however, was the discovery that his own identity and family history were swept up in the story. 'Smoke and Ashes' is at once a travelogue, a memoir, and an essay in history, drawing on decades of archival research. In it, Ghosh traces the transformative effect the opium trade had on Britain, India, and China, as well as the world at large. Moving deftly between horticultural history, the mythologies of capitalism, and the social and cultural repercussions of colonialism, in 'Smoke and Ashes' Ghosh reveals the role that one small plant has had in making our world, now teetering on the edge of catastrophe.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-; Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-; Opium trade;
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Index of passengers who emigrated to Canada between 1817 and 1849 / by Acton, John A; Ontario Genealogical Society;
Includes bibliographical references (p. viii) and index.
Subjects: British; British Canadians; Immigrants; Immigrants; Ships;
© 1999., Ontario Genealogical Society,
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Louisa / by Macdonald, Ellie.;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Love stories.; Hotelkeepers; Governesses;
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Victoria / by Goodwin, Daisy,author.;
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901; Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1861;
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The unexpected life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts : being an absolutely accurate autobiographical account of my follies, fortunes & fate written by himself / by Avi,1937-;
In 1724 England, twelve-year-old Oliver Cromwell Pitts embarks on a journey from his seaside home in Melcombe Regis to London to find his father and his older sister, a journey filled with thieves, adventurers, and treachery.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Historical fiction.; Runaway teenagers; Criminals; Voyages and travels;
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I am soldier [videorecording] / by Casey, Duncan,actor.; Charles, Lee,actor.; Clarke, Noel,1975-; Hughes, Tom.; Thompson, Ronnie.; Inception Media Group.;
Duncan Casey, Lee Charles, Noel Clarke, Philip Desmeules, Joe Egan.When a military chef attempts to join the Special Air Service, the United Kingdom's renowned Special Forces Regiment, he's in for more than he thought.14A.DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1, anamorphic widescreen 2.35:1.
Subjects: Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service; Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Soldiers; War films.;
© c2014., Inception Media Group,
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The eyes of the queen / by Clements, Oliver,author.;
John Dee, a man destined to become history's first MI6 agent, protects Age of Enlightenment-era England and a brilliant Elizabeth I from a wartime Spanish plot to conquer nations that would defy its Catholic orthodoxy.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Dee, John, 1527-1608; Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603;
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All the Queen's men : a novel / by Bennett, S. J.(Sophia J.),author.;
"Amateur detective Queen Elizabeth II is back in this hugely entertaining follow-up to The Windsor Knot, in which Her Majesty must determine how a missing painting is connected to the shocking death of a staff member inside Buckingham Palace"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-; Buckingham Palace (London, England); Art thefts; Murder;
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The eyes of the queen [sound recording] / by Clements, Oliver,author.; Davies, Matthew Lloyd,narrator.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Matthew Lloyd Davies.John Dee, a man destined to become history's first MI6 agent, protects Age of Enlightenment-era England and a brilliant Elizabeth I from a wartime Spanish plot to conquer nations that would defy its Catholic orthodoxy.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603; Dee, John, 1527-1608;
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The corgi and the Queen / by Perry, Caroline L.; Corry, Lydia.;
Introduces young readers to Queen Elizabeth II and her four-legged canine companion Susan, a Pembroke Welsh corgi full of love and tail wags, showing how this pair forged an unbreakable bond from princess-hood to queendom.
Subjects: Picture books.; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022; Pembroke Welsh corgi;
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