Product Description: Considering the importance of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings and 2nd Earl of Moira, it is surprising that no full-length biography has been written about him. The only significant studies of his career have been analysis of his role as governor-general of India in the early nineteenth century...read more

Product Description: Considering the importance of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hasttings and 2nd Eari of Moira, it is surprising that no full-length biography has been written about him. The only significant studies of his career have been analyses of his role as governor-general of India in the early nineteenth century...read more

Presents the life and accomplishments of the noted African American lawyer. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This is the first thorough, scholarly biography of the life and career of General Sir Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester who played an important role in the history of eighteenth-century Great Britain and Canada. Illustrated.

Product Description: This is the first full-scale biography of Sir Charles Grey, First Earl Grey, one of the most important British Army commanders in the eighteenth century. Not only was Grey's personal history distinguished, but later members of the Grey family of Northumberland were significant political, army and navy figures...read more

Product Description: "A smoothly written and well-balanced piece of history. [three dots] Nelson's portrayal of Grant as a Scotsman and soldier is the common thread that runs throughout the book, keeping everything in perspective and providing the reader with a readily accessible and fascinating narrative...read more

Product Description: Nelson’s William Alexander, Lord Stirling, (1726-83) is the biographical account of a man who served 18th-century American society as a prominent citizen in peacetime and as a soldier in the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution...read more

Product Description: The career of Horatio Gates presents a paradox in American history. Although he led the patriot army that forced the surrender of British troops under General John Burgoyne at Saratoga in 1777, Gates has been remembered primarily as a schemer against George Washington and a man of little military talent...read more