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Lifvet på Island under sagotidenLifvet på Island under sagotidenFljande framstllning af det forntida lifvet p Island har tillkommit i form af frelsningar, hvilka jag, p anmodan af herrar Kommitterade fr vetenskapliga fredrags anordnande i hufvudstaden, hllit Stora Brssalen den 11 Februari och de fyra fljande mndagarna innevarande r....
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Yorktown and the Siege of 1781Yorktown and the Siege of 1781This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System, administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the...
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Windmills, Picturesque and Historic: The Motors of the PastWindmills, Picturesque and Historic: The Motors of the PastThe pessimist says that man is a lazy animal and that he invents machines to save himself work. The optimist, that man is an industrious creature who invents machines that he may accomplish the more. Whichever...
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Indian Biography; Vol. 2 (of 2)Indian Biography; Vol. 2 (of 2) - Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable CharactersOF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN DISTINGUISHED AMONG THE NORTH AMERICAN NATIVES AS NO....
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A Colonial Reformer, Vol. 1 (of 3)A Colonial Reformer, Vol. 1 (of 3)When Mr. Ernest Neuchamp, younger, of Neuchampstead, Bucks, quitted the ancient roof-tree of his race, for a deliberate conflict with fortune, in a far land, he carried with him a purpose which went far to neutralise doubt and...
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Four Months in Libby and the Campaign Against AtlantaFour Months in Libby and the Campaign Against AtlantaI might plead, with truth, "the solicitations of friends" as my apology for appearing in print; but as mine is an unpracticed pen, the public, perhaps, may demand a better reason. Without any crime I have...
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La cruz en América (Arqueología Argentina)La cruz en América (Arqueología Argentina)Las ilustraciones se han movido para que no se rompan prrafos y para que estn al lado del texto que ilustran. Los errores tipogrficos se han corregido en silencio, pero no se han alterado otras variantes de ortografa y...
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Anecdotal Recollections of the Congress of ViennaAnecdotal Recollections of the Congress of ViennaThe childs mother died in giving it birth. The father only survived the beloved young wife for a little while, and feeling his end to be near, confided the orphan to the head of his family, the Marquis...
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Soldiers of the Legion, Trench-EtchedSoldiers of the Legion, Trench-EtchedThis matricule (aluminum wrist-tag) is No. 11,436Foreign Legion. Chevron and device on left sleeve denote a grenade-thrower of two years trench serviceone bar for first year and one for each added six months. Note bullet scar on left eyebrow. In...
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Lääkärin muistelmia: Historiallinen romaani Ludvig XV:n hovistaLääkärin muistelmia: Historiallinen romaani Ludvig XV:n hovistaAlkulause. Johdanto. 1. Ukkosvuori. 2. "Se, joka on." 3. L.P.D. 1. Rajuilma. 2. Althotas. 3. Lorenza Feliciani. 4. Gilbert. 5. Taverneyn parooni. 6. Andre de Taverney. 7. Heureka. 8. Vetovoima. 9. Kaukonkemys. 10. Nicole Legay. 11. Kamarineitsyt ja...
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Sailor Jack, the TraderSailor Jack, the TraderI dont wonder that you are surprised. Its Tom Randolph easy enough, though I can hardly believe it myself when I look in the glass. There isnt a nigger in the settlement that isnt better clad and better mounted than I...
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Best Lincoln stories, tersely toldBest Lincoln stories, tersely toldABRAHAM LINCOLN. How American history would dwindle if that name were taken out of it! Washington was great. Grant was great. Lee was great. Many others have been and are great in all the walks of life. But Lincoln, who...
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The Life of Cardinal WolseyThe Life of Cardinal WolseyPerhaps few periods of English history are more remarkable than that which comprised the fortunes of Wolsey; a period which had to boast the most illustrious potentates who have ever filled the thrones of Europe. The age of Henry was...
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 47, 1728-1759The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 47, 1728-1759 - Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those...
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The Life and Times of Cleopatra, Queen of EgyptThe Life and Times of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt - A Study in the Origin of the Roman EmpireIn the following pages it will be observed that, in order not to distract the reader, I have refrained from adding large numbers of notes, references,...
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Aventures de l'abbé de Choisy habillé en femmeAventures de l'abbé de Choisy habillé en femmeFranois-Timolon de Choisy naquit Paris le 16 aot 1644. Son pre tait intendant du Languedoc quand il fut charg d'arrter Montpellier M. de Cinq-Mars et de se saisir de ses papiers. Il le trouva occup en brler...
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Cambridge PapersCambridge PapersThis volume contains papers on some questions of local history put together, mostly for undergraduate societies and magazines, at various times during the last twenty-five years. I have included a memoir, written for a London Society, on Newtons Principia, a work that profoundly...
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Two Women, 1862 a PoemTwo Women, 1862; a PoemMiss Constance Fenimore Woolsons poem, Two Women, begun in the January and finished in the February number of Appletons Journal, is of such remarkable quality as to deserve a wider reading than it is likely to have. To read it...
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Il nipotismo di Roma, or, The History of the Popes NephewsIl nipotismo di Roma, or, The History of the Popes Nephews - from the time of Sixtus IV. to the death of the last Pope, Alexander VIII should have much to say to thee, and not a few Ceremonies to Complement thee withall, if...
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The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 08, August 22, 1840The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 08, August 22, 1840The bold and nearly insulated promontory called the Hill of Howth, which forms the north-eastern terminus of the Bay of Dublin, would in itself supply abundant materials for a topographical volumeand a most interesting...
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