cover image Nelson: The Life & Letters of a Hero

Nelson: The Life & Letters of a Hero

Rudolf Steiner, Roger Morriss. Trafalgar Square Publishing, $29.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-85585-274-7

A similar feat is achieved with somewhat more style in Nelson: The Life and Letters of a Hero, in which British maritime historian Roger Morriss offers a life of the great naval figure centered around his letters. The book is sumptuously illustrated with full-color and b&w paintings, maps, photographs. (Collins & Brown [Trafalgar Sq., dist.], $24.95 160p ISBN 1-85585-274-8)