John Rae

Stanley Gordon. a Historical Tale of the Peninsular War and Waterloo. with Exciting Incidents Among Brigands in the Cantabrian Mountains of Spain. John Rae

Publisher Marketing: Title: Stanley Gordon. A historical tale of the Peninsular War and Waterloo. With exciting incidents among brigands in the Cantabrian mountains of Spain. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Rae, John; 1889. iv. 396 p.; 8 . 012631.l.2. Contributor Bio:  Rae, John John Rae (1813-1893) was a Scottish doctor and explorer born in Orkney. He discovered his love of nature and exploration while working for the Hudson's Bay Company as a surgeon in Moose Factory, Ontario, once walking 1,200 miles over two months in the winter forest in order to learn how to survey. Rae embarked on his first expedition in 1846. While exploring the Boothia Peninsula in 1854, he obtained the first information about the fate of the missing Franklin Expedition. Working once again for the Hudson's Bay Company, he continued as an explorer into his 70s. John Rae died in London on July 22, 1983.