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A Historical Account of Useful Inventions and Scientific Discoveries - Being a manual of instruction and entertainment.It has been demonstrated that the desire of obtaining knowledge is one of the most natural, and, at the same time, most ennobling attributes of the human mind....

A Historical Geography of the British Colonies, Vol. V - Canada—Part I, HistoricalThe British possessions in North America consist of Newfoundland and the Dominion of Canada. Under the Government of Newfoundland is a section of the mainland coast which forms part of Labrador, extending...

A Historical Sketch of Company "B," Eighteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry - Three Months ServiceThe company was recruited by Frank Buell, at Marietta, Ohio, who was at the time Captain of the Union Blues, an independent company of the Ohio militia. It was enrolled...

A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the GypsiesThe author of the following Survey, has frequently had opportunity of observing the very destitute and abject condition of the Gypsey race, in the counties of Northampton, Bedford, and Herts. The impressions...

Uniquely New HampshireNew Hampshire has always been fiercely independent, and its history, museums and festivals reflect that trait. Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe broke baseball's color barrier with the Nashua Dodgers in 1946, and Holman Stadium is now a stop on the Black Heritage...

A History of Advertising from the Earliest Times.In presenting the following humble attempt at history-writing to the reader, I am selfish enough to admit a preference for his tender mercy rather than for his critical judgment. I would ask him to remember that there...

A History of Aeronautics Although successful heavier-than-air flight is less than two decades old, and successful dirigible propulsion antedates it by a very short period, the mass of experiment and accomplishment renders any one-volume history of the subject a matter of selection. In addition...

A History of AeronauticsAlthough successful heavier-than-air flight is less than two decades old, and successful dirigible propulsion antedates it by a very short period, the mass of experiment and accomplishment renders any one-volume history of the subject a matter of selection. In addition to...

Recommended by The Nation, the New Republic, Current Affairs, Bustle, In These Times An "entertaining, tough-minded, and strenuously argued" (The Nation) account of ten moments when workers fought to change the balance of power in America"A brilliantly recounted American history through the prism of...

A History of American ChristianityA few typographical errors have been corrected. They have been underlined in red in the text. Position your mouse over the line to see the correction. A complete list of corrections follows the text. Vastness and swiftness of the Spanish...

A History of American LiteratureThe general purpose in the preparation of this book has been to eliminate negligible detail and to subordinate or omit authors of minor importance in order to stress the men and the movements that are most significant in American intellectual...

A History of American Literature Since 1870American literature in the larger sense of the term began with Irving, and, if we count The Sketch Book as the beginning, the centennial year of its birth is yet four years hence. It has been a custom,...

Hold the glory--and infamy--of ancient Rome in the palm of your hand with this "brilliant combination of history and storytelling" (Conn Iggulden, author of the Emperor series) as it explores history's greatest superpower, as told through humanity's most universal object: the coin. When Gareth...

A History of Architecture in all Countries, Volume 1, 3rd ed. - From the Earliest Times to the Present DayLike every other object of human inquiry, Architecture may be studied from two distinct points of view. Either it may be regarded statically, and described...

A History of Architecture in All Countries, Volume 2, 3rd ed. - From the Earliest Times to the Present DayThe cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain. Scale bars marked '1 in.' have been added to illustrations...

A History of Architecture in all Countries, Volumes 1 and 2, 3rd ed. - From the Earliest Times to the Present DayLike every other object of human inquiry, Architecture may be studied from two distinct points of view. Either it may be regarded statically,...

A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, ArchitectureIn speaking of art we often contrast the useful or mechanical arts with the Fine Arts; by these terms we denote the difference between the arts which are used in making such things as...

A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, ArchitectureNo one can speak with exactness as to the time when sculpture was first practised by the Egyptians; we only know that it was a very long time ago. But we do know that...

A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, ArchitectureARCHITECTURE seems to me to be the most wonderful of all the arts. We may not love it as much as others, when we are young perhaps we cannot do so, because it is...

A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. 1 (of 2)The successful interpretation of the ancient writings of Egypt, Chalda, and Persia, which has distinguished our times, makes it necessary that the history of antiquity should be rewritten. Documents that for thousands of years...