Thomas Gifford

Historical Description of the Zetland Islands in 1733. with an Appendix of Illustrative Documents. Reprinted from the Original Edition Published in 17 Thomas Gifford

Publisher Marketing: Title: Historical Description of the Zetland Islands in the year 1733. With an appendix of illustrative documents ... Reprinted from the original edition published in 1786 under the superintendence of J. Nichols. [Edited with an introductory notice by T. G. Stevenson.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Gifford, Thomas; Stevenson, Thomas George; 1879. 8 . 10370.ee.5. Contributor Bio:  Gifford, Thomas Thomas Gifford (1937-2000) was a bestselling author of thriller novels. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, he moved to Minnesota after graduating from Harvard. After eight years as a traveling textbook salesman, he wrote "Benchwarmer Bob" (1974), a biography of Minnesota Vikings defensive end Bob Lurtsema. "The Wind Chill Factor" (1975), a novel about dark dealings among ex-Nazis, introduced John Cooper, a character Gifford would revisit in "The First Sacrifice" (1994). "The Wind Chill Factor" was one of several books Gifford set in and around Minneapolis. Gifford won an Edgar Award nomination for "The Cavanaugh Quest" (1976). "The Glendower Legacy" (1978), a story about an academic who discovers that George Washington may have been a British spy, was adapted for the film "Dirty Tricks" (1981), starring Elliott Gould. In the 1980s Gifford wrote suspense novels under the pen names Thomas Maxwell and Dana Clarins. In 1996 he moved back to Dubuque to renovate his childhood home. He died of cancer in 2000.