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Motor Transports in WarBy the Editor of The Autocar We have been told, and rightly, many times within the last few weeks that the present war is unique, not merely on account of the vastness of the contending armies, but also on account of...

The Mary Frances Story Book; or, Adventures Among the Story PeopleThe Mary Frances Story Book is different from the other Mary Frances Books. They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and...

A Tour Through South AmericaFirst published in 1913 {7} THIS BOOK IS BY KIND PERMISSION DEDICATED TO SIR OWEN PHILIPPS, K.C.M.G. TO WHOSE NAME NO TRAVELLER TO SOUTH AMERICA NEEDS INTRODUCTION THE AUTHOR FEELS THAT THIS SLIGHT TRIBUTE IS DUE TO ONE WHO HAS...

British Policy in the Illinois Country, 1763-1768 THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE THESIS PREPARED UNDER MY SUPERVISION BY Clarence Edwin Carter, A.M. ENTITLED British Policy in the Illinois Country, 1763-1768 IS APPROVED BY ME AS FULFILLING THIS PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE...

Bobby in MovielandIn perfect good faith Bobby stepped forward, passed the director, saying as he went, Excuse me, sir, and ignoring Compton and the lady and gentleman, strode over to the bellhop. Page 69. As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in...

Wellington's Army, 1809-1814Much has been written concerning Wellington and his famous Peninsular Army in the way of formal history: this volume, however, will I think contain somewhat that is new to most students concerning its organization, its day by day life, and its psychology....

Unsere Haustiere vom Standpunkte ihrer wilden Verwandten Gewidmet dem Andenken meiner unvergelichen Schwester, meiner unermdlichen Gehilfin bei allen meinen Bchern und Aufstzen, der Frau verw. Elisabeth Raetzell geb. Bauke, geboren am 30. April 1860 zu Ketschendorf bei Frstenwalde, gestorben am 6. Dezember 1915 zu...

The Campaign Round Liège Describes in wonderful detail the heroic defence of Liege, and shows how the gallant army of Belgium has upset and altered the whole plan of advance as devised by the Kaiser and his War Council. "To attack always, to attack...

Texas Fossils: An Amateur Collector's HandbookAlmost everyone has seen the fossilized remains of prehistoric plants or animals. These might have been the skeleton of a gigantic dinosaur, the petrified trunk of an ancient tree, or the shells of snails or oysters that lived in...

Zigzag Journeys in the Camel Country: Arabia in Picture and StoryHere is another book of pictures and stories for the big children and small grown-up folks who enjoyed reading Topsy Turvy Land and want to know more about Arabia. A great part of this...

The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 8 (of 9) - Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private Called upon to undertake the duties of the first executive office of our country, I avail myself of the presence of...

Rules and Examples of Perspective proper for Painters and Architects, etc. - In English and Latin: Containing a most easie and expeditious method to delineate in perspective all designs relating to architectureNotwithstanding the Art of PERSPECTIVE must be acknowledgd so highly and indispensably requisite...

The Book of the OceanLooking at the land, we divide the surface of the earth into eastern and western hemispheres; but looking at the water, we make an opposite classification. Encircle the globe in your library with a rubber band, so that it cuts...

The Undercurrent "Those whom God has joined together let no man put asunder." It seemed to the bride that the Rev. George Prentiss laid especially solemn stress on these words, and as she listened to the announcement that, forasmuch as Emil Stuart and Constance...

Madame Sans-Gêne, Tome 2 - La MaréchaleUne femme de chambre passa le bout de son museau rose et fut dans lentrebillement et, sapprochant dun lit Jacob, vastes bateaux dacajou, coiff dune couronne do tombaient deux 2 grands rideaux ramages, dit, en mesurant la voix:...

When I was your ageThere were five of us. There had been six, but the Beautiful Boy was taken home to heaven while he was still very little; and it was good for the rest of us to know that there was always one...

Awdeley's Fraternitye of Vacabondes, Harman's Caueat, Haben's Sermon, &c.If the ways and slang of Vagabonds and Beggars interested Martin Luther enough to make him write a preface to the Liber Vagatorum1 in 1528, two of the ungodly may be excused for caring, in 1869,...

Living the Radiant Life: A Personal NarrativeFor further list of books see end of the book. Any of these books will be autographed by the Author, on request, if the order be sent direct to him, 1098 W. Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, California. Author of...

The Moon: considered as a planet, a world, and a satellite.The reason for this books appearance may be set forth in a few words. A long course of reflective scrutiny of the lunar surface with the aid of telescopes of considerable power, and a...

American Indian Ways of Life: An Interpretation of the Archaeology of Illinois and Adjoining AreasThis paper is primarily planned for the layman, the beginning student of prehistory and others interested in acquiring a general understanding of how primitive man lived during his successive occupations...