Author:James Edward Alexander

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James Edward Alexander
(1803–1885)

English army officer; led explorations into Africa

James Edward Alexander

Works[edit]

  • Travels from India to England: comprehending a visit to the Burman empire, and a journey through Persia, Asia Minor, European Turkey, &c. In the years 1825-26. – London : Parbury, Allen, & Co, 1827
  • Travels through Russia and the Crimea. (1830, 2 vols.)
  • Transatlantic Sketches: comprising visits to the most Interesting Scenes in North & South America & West Indies. 2 vols. – London : Richard Bentley, 1833
  • Sketches in Portugal during the Civil War of 1834. – London : J. Cochrane & Co, 1835
  • Narrative of a Voyage of Observation among the Colonies of Western Africa, in the Flag-Ship Thalia; and of a Campaign in Kaffir-Land, on the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief in 1835. 2 vols. – London : Henry Colburn, 1837
  • Expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa : Through the Hitherto Undescribed Countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans, and Hill Damaras, Performed under the Auspices of Her Majesty's Government and the Royal Geographic Society. 2 vols. – London : Henry Colburn, 1838
  • Life of Field Marshal, His Grace the Duke of Wellington : Embracing His Civil, Military, and Political Career to the Present Time. 2 vols. – London : Henry Colbourn, 1839–40
  • L'Acadie : or Seven Years' Explorations in British America. 2 vols. – London : Henry Colburn, 1849 (online: vol.1, vol.2)
  • Passages in the life of a soldier, or, Military service in the East and West. – London : Hurst & Blackett, 1857
  • Salmon-Fishing in Canada by a Resident. – London und Montreal : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860
  • Incidents of the last Maori-War in New Zealand. – London : Richard Bentley, 1863
  • The Albatross : record of voyage of the "Great Britain" steam ship from Victoria to England in 1862. – Stirling : C. Rogers & Co., 1863
  • Bush Fighting. – London : Sampson, Low, Marston, Low & Searle, 1873
  • Cleopatra's Needle, the obelisk of Alexandria (1879)

Works about Alexander[edit]

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