{"product_id":"nelson-a-dream-of-glory-17581797-9780805077575","title":"Nelson: A Dream of Glory, 1758-1797","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNelson: A Dream of Glory, 1758-1797\u003c\/strong\u003e by Sugden, John. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780805077575.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most authoritative and captivating account ever written of legendary British naval commander Horatio Nelsons early career and rise to prominence\n\nAmong military and naval commanders, Horatio Nelson stands as one of the finest examples of inspirational leadership. The historian John Sugden charts the period of Nelsons career neglected by earlier writers-from childhood to his breathtaking victory against the Spanish fleet at Cape St. Vincent when he became an admiral, lost an arm, and won international fame. Like Alexander of Macedon, Nelson led from the front (not always a sensible custom). But he was a natural leader and a genuine hero, and his actions invariably raised his stock with his men, who trusted him as a commander willing to share their dangers.\n\nNelson combines groundbreaking scholarship with a vivid and compelling narrative style. Detailing every facet of Nelsons crowded life, the author offers the only full account of Nelsons early voyages and the first complete analysis of the formative incidents in his career. Throughout there are revealing and startling discoveries about Nelsons relationships with family, patrons, officers, and men-and with his women. Previous biographies have failed to penetrate the mythology encrusting one of the worlds greatest naval heroes, and none has been based on a thorough examination of original sources.\n\nNelson will immediately become the benchmark against which all subsequent books about Nelson will be judged. It is a biography of the best sort: compelling, authoritative, and thrillingly alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Henry Holt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889009094709,"sku":"ByrdShop_080507757X","price":30.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_080507757X_8302821c-3ffe-480c-9881-b395c0fd9fe1.jpg?v=1784488028","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/nelson-a-dream-of-glory-17581797-9780805077575","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}