George Augustus Frederick: 2 books

An anthology of memoirs of the Peninsular War and the abortive attack on Bergen-op-Zoom in 1814. In this first volume, Captain Cooke recounts his experiences with the 43rd Foot at Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, the battles of Salamanca, Vittoria, the Pyrenees, the Bidassoa, the Nive, Nivelle and Toulouse. As with many of the British officer memoirs, there is a tone of dry wit about his writing.

Life in the Far West written by George Frederick Augustus Ruxton who was a British explorer and travel writer. This book was published in 1851. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally...