Life Of Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon (1898) is a biographical book written by Charles Cooper Penrose Fitzgerald that details the life and achievements of Sir George Tryon, a prominent British naval officer in the late 19th century. The book covers Tryon's early life and education, his entry into the Royal Navy, and his rise through the ranks to become a Vice-Admiral. It also delves into Tryon's notable accomplishments as a naval commander, including his role in the suppression of piracy in the Mediterranean and his innovative tactics in naval warfare. The book also explores Tryon's personal life, including his marriage to Lady Tryon and his relationships with other notable figures of his time, such as Queen Victoria and Winston Churchill. Additionally, the book delves into Tryon's tragic death in 1893, when his flagship, HMS Victoria, collided with another ship during a naval exercise, resulting in the loss of over 350 lives. Overall, Life Of Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon (1898) provides a comprehensive and detailed account of the life and legacy of one of Britain's most influential naval officers of the late 19th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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Vendeur : California Books, Miami, FL, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur I-9781166051402
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