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The Comic History of RomeThe Comic History of RomeSome explanation is perhaps due from a writer who adopts the title of Comic in relation to a subject which is ordinarily considered to be so essentially grave as that of History. Though the epithet may be thought by many...
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Societies of the KiowasSocieties of the KiowasFrom Battey we learn that in the seventies of the last century the Kiowa had a police organization designed to prevent the young men from going on raids that might bring trouble upon the tribe. A corresponding body regulated the buffalo...
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Our Old Home, Vol. 2Our Old Home, Vol. 2 - Annotated with Passages from the Author's NotebookOn a fine morning in September we set out on an excursion to Blenheim,the sculptor and myself being seated on the box of our four-horse carriage, two more of the party in...
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Servants of the GunsServants of the GunsAs the long troop train rumbled slowly over the water-logged wastes of Flanders, I sat in the corner of a carriage which was littered with all the dbris of a twenty-four hours' journey and watched the fiery winter's sun set gorgeously....
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Kuusi vuotta SiperiassaKuusi vuotta SiperiassaI. Johdanto II. Matka Omskiin III. Omsk ja sen ymprist IV. Suomalainen siirtola Rishkova V. Bugene VI. Bojarka VII. Siirtokunta Omskin rannalla VIII. Verhne-Suetuk IX. Ashtshangul X. Ensimminen virkamatkani Om-siirtokuntaan 1885 XI. Matka Bugeneen Keskuussa 1886 XII. Ensimminen matka It-Siperiaan 1886 XIII....
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Ocean to Ocean on HorsebackOcean to Ocean on Horseback - Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Development of Cities and Towns Along the Route; and Regions Traversed Beyond the Mississippi; Together...
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The Story of Great InventionsThe Story of Great InventionsThe terrific snapping of the electric discharge is heard by one standing near the station, but no light is seen. The strange light given out from the network of wires is invisible to the eye, but is caught by the...
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The History of the Nineteenth Century in CaricatureThe History of the Nineteenth Century in CaricatureWhile the impulse to satirize public men in picture is probably as old as satiric verse, if not older, the political cartoon, as an effective agent in molding public opinion, is essentially a product of modern conditions...
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Recuerdos y bellezas de EspañaCórdoba ORABAN los primeros rayos del sol las cumbres de Sierra Nevada cuando, prximos empezar escribir este viaje, quisimos gozar por ltima vez de la frescura que respiran las alamedas del Generalife y de la Alhambra. Apoderse de nosotros una dulce melancola, y no...
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Through Magic Glasses and Other LecturesThrough Magic Glasses and Other Lectures - A Sequel to The Fairyland of ScienceThe present volume is chiefly intended for those of my young friends who have read, and been interested in, the Fairyland of Science. It travels over a wide field, pointing out...
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The Katipunan or, The Rise and Fall of the Filipino CommuneThe Katipunan; or, The Rise and Fall of the Filipino CommuneManila, 21st (Aug. 96).The Governor General to the Colonial Minister: Vast organization of secret societies discovered with anti-national tendencies. Twenty-two persons detained, among them the Gran Oriente (of Philippine freemasonry) of the Philippines, and...
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Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United StatesWomen's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United StatesWomens bathing dress holds a unique place in the history of American costume. This specialized garb predates the age of sports costume which arrived during the last half of the 19th century. Although bathing dress shares...
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Catastrophe and Social ChangeCatastrophe and Social Change - Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax DisasterThe catastrophe in sociological literatureThe catastrophic view vs. progress in evolutionFactors in social changeThe stimuli factorsWhat crises meanCommunities and great vicissitudesCauses of immobilityCatastrophe and progressHistoric cases suggested for study. There are...
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The Golden Hope: A Story of the Time of King Alexander the GreatThe Golden Hope: A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great "For what was all his war in Asia after the death of Philippus, but tempests, extreme heats, wonderful deep rivers, marvellous high mountains, monstrous beasts for greatness to behold, wild savage...
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Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume 2 (of 2)Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume 2 (of 2) - Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess CharlotteThe original uses two...
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Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume 1 (of 2)Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume 1 (of 2) - Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess CharlotteHow far the law...
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"That's me all over, Mable""That's me all over, Mable"I take my pen in hand to tell you what do you think I done now? I left the infantry an gone back into the artillery. The Captin hated to let me go. He said the Artillery Colonel was a...
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Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey VolunteersCampaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey VolunteersA complete History of the Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers; its various BATTLES and MARCHES, from the time of its departure from New Jersey until its return; giving full details of every event that...
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The International Jew : The World's Foremost ProblemThe International Jew : The World's Foremost ProblemWhy discuss the Jewish Question? Because it is here, and because its emergence into American thought should contribute to its solution, and not to a continuance of those bad conditions which surround the Question in other countries....
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Southern War Songs: Camp-Fire, Patriotic and SentimentalSouthern War Songs: Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental[Pg iv] [Pg v] [Pg 1] Southern War Songs. National Hymn. Words by George H. Miles; Music by C. W. A. Ellerbrock; Permission of A. E. Blackmar. [The music of this song can be procured of the Oliver...
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