"The life of Britain's famed colossus, Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson, has spawned a veritable publishing industry. Every facet of his life has been examined in biographies. But until Martyn Downer's recent find of a tremendous cache of Nelson memorabilia and correspondence, a central figure was missing, one who holds multiple keys to the Nelson story: Alexander Davison. Despite his extraordinary roles as Nelson's closest friend and the intimate confidant of both mistress Lady Hamilton and Nelson's estranged wife Fanny Nelson, Davison's story faded into footnotes - until now." "As Martyn Downer reveals in this tale of discovery, Alexander Davison is the portal to a new understanding of Nelson and Europe's most famous love triangle. Davison manages every aspect of Nelson's civilian and personal affairs, from the purchase of Merton Place to assuaging the highly charged emotions of a larger-than-life mistress and a spurned, tormented wife." "Nelson's Purse releases long-forgotten voices from never-before-published correspondence as Lady Hamilton, Lady Nelson, and Davison himself experience the turbulence of those final five years of Nelson's life in London and at sea."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

There was a time when Goldfield, Nevada, was known around the world as a city growing in the desert, seemingly out of nowhere, with no natural resources except for the extremely rich and plentiful mineral found in the ground--gold! In England, they were afraid the amount of gold mined in Goldfield would flood the market, making gold worthless. In Germany, gold seekers heard of the riches and made their way to the remote desert site. Those that had gone to Alaska for the great Klondike rush were now headed to Nevada. Goldfield was the last great gold rush on the American frontier. Discovered in 1902, its boom lasted about a decade and then came the inevitable and fateful decline. Yet its story is largely unknown. Nevada historians and scholars have documented Goldfield for years; others have amassed vast collections of ephemera, artifacts, and photographs; and some have even collected and restored the town's most impressive buildings. Through personal photo albums and accounts of those who were there, this book reflects life in Goldfield, Nevada, the last great American gold rush.

Prior to 1862, when the Department of Agriculture was established, the report on agriculture was prepared and published by the Commissioner of Patents, and forms volume or part of volume, of his annual reports, the first being that of 1840. Cf. Checklist of public documents ... Washington, 1895, p. 148.