Bøger af James Norman Hall

Mytteri på Bounty er baseret på den historiske hændelse i 1789, hvor en del af besætningen på det engelske skib H.M.S. Bounty med understyrmand Fletcher Christian i spidsen begik mytteri mod deres kaptajn William Bligh. I romanen af Nordhoff & Hall følger vi den fiktive jeg-fortæller Roger Byam (baseret på Peter Heywood), der som ung kadet kommer med på Bountys sejlads mod Tahiti, hvor han skal samle informationer om de indfødtes sprog. Gennem Byam hører vi om kaptajn Blighs uretfærdige behandling af sit mandskab, om mytteriet og om hans egen og andre af besætningsmedlemmernes efterfølgende dramatiske skæbner. Mytteri på Bounty har været filmatiseret flere gange, bl.a. i 1962 med Marlon Brandon i rollen som Fletcher Christian. ”Mytteri på Bounty består af det stof, som eventyrbøger er gjort af. Dens historiske nøjagtighed gør den ikke mindre spændende. Fortællestilen er bemærkelsesværdig med sin ægte 1700-talsfornemmelse og er samtidig forfriskende charmerende og smuk.” – New York Times”En helt og aldeles usædvanlig og fuldstændig tilfredsstillende bog.” – Saturday Review”Ikke blot en fortælling om havet; en fortælling om livet selv, om de varierende aspekter af godt og ondt i menneskeheden.” – Boston Transcript

I tredje del af Bounty-trilogien følger vi mytteristernes skæbne på Pitcairn-øen, hvor ni af mytteristerne, anført af Fletcher Christian, slog sig ned i 1790 sammen med seks indfødte mænd og tolv kvinder fra Tahiti. I 1808 blev deres skjulested opdaget og bekendtgjort for verden af kaptajn Mayhew Folger fra det amerikanske sælfangerskib Topaz. På det tidspunkt var der på øen kun én hvid mand, ti midaldrende polynesiske kvinder samt en mængde børn og unge.Historien om de første år på Pitcairn-øen er tragisk. Der var alle muligheder for at skabe et lykkeligt samfund, men på grund af nogle af de simple mytteristers nedladende og grove behandling af de indfødte mænd, rivalisering om kvinderne, alkoholisme, grådighed og hævnfølelse mundede det efter nogle år ud i dramatiske stridigheder, og efter 10 år var 16 af bosætterne døde; heraf var 15 omkommet på voldelig vis. Skildringen af de dramatiske begivenheder bygger især på de beretninger, som Alexander Smith (den eneste overlevende mytterist) gav til Mayhew Folger og nogle af de få andre kaptajner, der senere ankom til den svært tilgængelige ø.“En eminent fortælling om eventyr og konflikt … Det er en bog, som rigeligt vil belønne enhver læser.” – Saturday Review“Fremragende … En højst blodig blanding af lidenskab og romantik.” – Percy Hutchison, New York Times Book Review“En original og gribende fortælling … Pitcairn-øen tegner med kraft og indsigt endnu en gang det klassiske omrids af det gamle Bounty-drama; denne utrolige, perfekte tragedie, fyldig i hver eneste detalje, som rent faktisk fandt sted i menneskenes verden.” – Lincoln Colcord, New York Herald Tribune Books

Det er måske den mest enestående sørejse i søfartens historie, som kaptajn William Bligh gennemførte, da han i 1789 efter mytteriet på hans skib H.M.S. Bounty sammen med 18 besætningsmedlemmer blev efterladt midt ude på Stillehavet i en åben båd. I I kamp med havet er det underlæge Thomas Ledward, der beretter, hvordan kaptajn Bligh førte Bountys lille, ubevæbnede og overlæssede barkasse 4000 miles fra Venskabsøerne til Timor. I 41 spændingsfyldte døgn må de 19 mænd kæmpe mod vilde stammer, sol, storme, sult og tørst, mens de forsøger at holde modet oppe. Vind, vejr og begivenheder er hentet fra kaptajn Blighs egen logbog, hvor han ganske kort har givet en beskrivelse af hver enkelt dag. Beretningen om disse mænds kamp og trængsler er et uforglemmeligt epos om menneskelig vilje og udholdenhed, om en af de mest fantastiske sørejser, der nogensinde er foretaget.“Måske den mest bemærkelsesværdige sørejse i søfarerannalerne foretaget i en åben, overlæsset og underprovianteret båd … En beretning, der er lige så autentisk i sin lokale kolorit som i sin historiske kendsgerning … Forfatterne har taget ved lære af Conrad, i forståelsen af sømænds psykologi og af Stevenson i opbygningen af en sandsynlig historie med udgangspunkt i sparsomme kilder.” – Percy Hutchison, New York Times Book Review“En fantastisk bog, der bør indtage en permanent plads i den narrative spændingslitteratur.” – Lincoln Colcord, New York Herald Tribune Books“Storartet … Nordhoff og Hall har gjort et fantastisk stykke arbejde med deres beretning om kaptajn Blighs bemærkelsesværdige bedrift.” – Chicago Tribune“En af havets store historier.” – Times Literary Supplement

Charles Nordhoff (1887-1947) og James Norman Hall (1887-1951) var begge amerikanske forfattere, der havde et litterært samarbejde, som varede næsten 30 år og fødte flere verdensomspændende bestsellere. De er hovedsagligt kendt for deres Bounty-trilogi: Mytteri på Bounty (1932), I kamp med havet (1934) og Pitcairn-øen (1934).I tredje del af Bounty-trilogien følger vi mytteristernes skæbne på Pitcairn-øen, hvor ni af mytteristerne, anført af Fletcher Christian, slog sig ned i 1790 sammen med seks indfødte mænd og tolv kvinder fra Tahiti. I 1808 blev deres skjulested opdaget og bekendtgjort for verden af kaptajn Mayhew Folger fra det amerikanske sælfangerskib Topaz. På det tidspunkt var der på øen kun én hvid mand, ti midaldrende polynesiske kvinder samt en mængde børn og unge.Historien om de første år på Pitcairn-øen er tragisk. Der var alle muligheder for at skabe et lykkeligt samfund, men på grund af nogle af de simple mytteristers nedladende og grove behandling af de indfødte mænd, rivalisering om kvinderne, alkoholisme, grådighed og hævnfølelse mundede det efter nogle år ud i dramatiske stridigheder, og efter 10 år var 16 af bosætterne døde; heraf var 15 omkommet på voldelig vis. Skildringen af de dramatiske begivenheder bygger især på de beretninger, som Alexander Smith (den eneste overlevende mytterist) gav til Mayhew Folger og nogle af de få andre kaptajner, der senere ankom til den svært tilgængelige ø.

The Lafayette Flying Corps V2 is a historical book written by James Norman Hall. It is a comprehensive account of the American pilots who fought for France during World War I. The book covers the formation of the Lafayette Flying Corps, the training of its pilots, and their experiences in combat.The author, James Norman Hall, was a member of the Lafayette Flying Corps himself and provides a first-hand account of the Corps' activities. He details the challenges faced by the Corps, including the shortage of aircraft and the difficulty of flying in the harsh conditions of the Western Front.The book also includes biographies of the pilots who served in the Corps, including some of the most famous American aviators of the time, such as Raoul Lufbery and Eddie Rickenbacker. The Lafayette Flying Corps V2 also covers the Corps' achievements in combat, including their role in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne offensive.Overall, The Lafayette Flying Corps V2 is a fascinating and informative book that provides a unique perspective on the American involvement in World War I. It is a must-read for anyone interested in aviation history or military history in general.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Kitchener's Mob is a classic English history text by James Norman Hall dealing with the life and times of Lord Kitchener. This brief narrative is by no means a complete record of life in a battalion of one of Lord Kitchener's first armies. It is, rather, a story in outline, a mere suggestion of that life as it is lived in the British lines along the western front. If those who read gain thereby a more intimate view of trench warfare, and of the men who are so gallantly and cheerfully laying down their lives for England, the purpose of the writer will have been accomplished.

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It was on a cool, starlit evening, early in September, 1916, that I first met Drew of Massachusetts, and actually began my adventures as a prospective member of the Escadrille Américaine. We had sailed from New York by the same boat, had made our applications for enlistment in the Foreign Legion on the same day, without being aware of each other's existence; and in Paris, while waiting for our papers, we had gone, every evening, for dinner, to the same large and gloomy-looking restaurant in the neighborhood of the Seine. As for the restaurant, we frequented it, not assuredly because of the quality of the food. We might have dined better and more cheaply elsewhere. But there was an air of vanished splendor, of faded magnificence, about the place which, in the capital of a warring nation, appealed to both of us. Every evening the tables were laid with spotless linen and shining silver. The wineglasses caught the light from the tarnished chandeliers in little points of color. At the dinner-hour, a half-dozen ancient serving-men silently took their places about the room. There was not a sound to be heard except the occasional far-off honk of a motor or the subdued clatter of dishes from the kitchens. The serving-men, even the tables and the empty chairs, seemed to be listening, to be waiting for the guests who never came. Rarely were there more than a dozen diners-out during the course of an evening. There was something mysterious in these elaborate preparations, and something rather fine about them as well; but one thought, not without a touch of sadness, of the old days when there had been laughter and lights and music, sparkling wines and brilliant talk, and how those merrymakers had gone, many of them, long ago to the wars.

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Det er måske den mest enestående sørejse i søfartens historie, som kaptajn William Bligh gennemførte, da han i 1789 efter mytteriet på hans skib H.M.S. Bounty sammen med atten besætningsmedlemmer blev efterladt midt ude på Stillehavet i en åben båd. I I kamp med havet er det underlæge Thomas Ledward, der beretter, hvordan kaptajn Bligh førte Bountys lille, ubevæbnede og overlæssede barkasse 4000 miles fra Venskabsøerne til Timor. I 41 spændingsfyldte døgn må de 19 mænd kæmpe mod vilde stammer, sol, storme, sult og tørst, mens de forsøger at holde modet oppe. Vind, vejr og begivenheder er hentet fra kaptajn Blighs egen logbog, hvor han ganske kort har givet en beskrivelse af hver enkelt dag. Beretningen om disse mænds kamp og trængsler er et uforglemmeligt epos om menneskelig vilje og udholdenhed, om en af de mest fantastiske sørejser, der nogensinde er foretaget.“Måske den mest bemærkelsesværdige sørejse i søfarerannalerne foretaget i en åben, overlæsset og underprovianteret båd … En beretning, der er lige så autentisk i sin lokale kolorit som i sin historiske kendsgerning … Forfatterne har taget ved lære af Conrad, i forståelsen af sømænds psykologi og af Stevenson i opbygningen af en sandsynlig historie med udgangspunkt i sparsomme kilder.” – Percy Hutchison, New York Times Book Review“En fantastisk bog, der bør indtage en permanent plads i den narrative spændingslitteratur.” – Lincoln Colcord, New York Herald Tribune Books“Storartet … Nordhoff og Hall har gjort et fantastisk stykke arbejde med deres beretning om kaptajn Blighs bemærkelsesværdige bedrift.” – Chicago Tribune“En af havets store historier.” – Times Literary Supplement

Volume two of the history of the famous American volunteer squadron of the First World WarThere can be few who have heard of the Lafayette Flying Corps who are unaware of its history. It was, of course, comprised of the American pilots who volunteered to fight for France in the air and it included the famous Lafayette Escadrille. More than 200 American pilots completed French aviation training and 180 flew in combat. Sixty three brave Americans gave their lives for the French cause and the corps was credited with nearly 160 enemy aircraft shot down. Lafayette flyers included eleven flying aces and four winners of the Legion d' Honneur. This two volume history of the services of the Lafayette Flying Corps includes contributions by many of it members and is an essential source work on the subject for all those interested in the early history of military aviation.Volume two includes full biographical sketches of the corps and its friends that are essential to those undertaking genealogical research as well as those with a more general interest in these brave pioneers of early military aviation.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.

For pilots in the First World War even getting through training was a matter of survival. Ashamed that the US was not yet in the war, American author James Norman Hall volunteered to fly for an American unit that fought for France, and his account was published while he was held captive in a German POW camp. An intersting character, Hall takes us through the terrifying early days of training through the even more terrifying days of being a pilot, making `High Adventure‘ (1918) one of the best books on the subject. James Norman Hall is best known for writing the Bounty Trilogy with former pilot Charles Nordhoff, the 1935 film adaptation of which starred Clark Gable.James Norman Hall (1887-1951) was an American author and a World War I pilot. He settled down in Tahiti after the war, and wrote the Bounty Trilogy and other successful adventure novels with fellow pilot Charles Nordhoff.