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The Lost Land of King ArthurThe Lost Land of King ArthurOn the one hand we have the man Arthur, ... on the other is a greater Arthur, a more colossal figure, of which we have, so to speak, but a torso, rescued from the wreck of the Celtic Pantheon.Professor...
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From Peking to MandalayFrom Peking to Mandalay - A Journey from North China to Burma through Tibetan Ssuch'uan and YunnanWHOSE PRESENCE IN THE EAST WOULD BRING HAPPINESS TO EXILE, AND WHOSE ABSENCE IN THE WEST HAS CAUSED HIS BANISHED FRIEND TO TURN MANY TIMES WITH LONGING TO...
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Monja y casada, vírgen y mártirMonja y casada, vírgen y mártirHACE dos siglos y medio, Mxico no era ni la sombra de lo que habia sido en los tiempos de Moctezuma, ni de lo que debia ser en los dichosos aos que alcanzamos. Las calles estaban desiertas, y muchas...
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Indian Tribes of the Upper MissouriIndian Tribes of the Upper Missouri - Edited with Notes and Biographical SketchThis manuscript is entitled A Report to the Hon. Isaac I. Stevens, Governor of Washington Territory, on the Indian Tribes of the Upper Missouri, by Edwin Thompson Denig. It has been edited...
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Walks near EdinburghWalks near Edinburgh At the outset of these walks, I must pause and explain to my imaginary companions where we are going, and what we are going to see. Let them not raise their hopes too high! I am taking them neither to the...
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A Diplomat's Memoir of 1870A Diplomat's Memoir of 1870 - being the account of a balloon escape from the siege of Paris and a political mission to London and ViennaIt is a record of a somewhat remarkable episode in a stormy and remarkable year. It describes, possibly not...
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Mutiny Memoirs: Being Personal Reminiscences of the Great Sepoy Revolt of 1857Mutiny Memoirs: Being Personal Reminiscences of the Great Sepoy Revolt of 1857The reminiscences contained in the following pages were originally published in the columns of the Pioneer; and it is with the kind permission of the Editor of that Journal that I am enabled...
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Days to Remember: The British Empire in the Great WarDays to Remember: The British Empire in the Great WarTitle: Days to Remember The British Empire in the Great War Author: John Buchan and Henry Newbolt Release Date: July 28, 2017 [EBook #49540] Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 It is never easy to...
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Essai sur l'origine de Toulon: Mémoire pour servir à l'origine de cette villeEssai sur l'origine de Toulon: Mémoire pour servir à l'origine de cette villePersonne n'ignore que l'histoire de Provence prsente encore bien des lacunes et laisse beaucoup dsirer, quoiqu'elle ait t crite par plusieurs hommes aussi laborieux qu'rudits; mais il leur tait impossible, quelque peine...
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Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican, Vol. 2 of 2Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican, Vol. 2 of 2 - A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of that Country from the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time.A HISTORICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, POLITICAL, STATISTICAL AND SOCIAL ACCOUNT OF THAT COUNTRY...
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The Capsina: An Historical NovelThe Capsina: An Historical Novel ILLUSTRATIONS "HE RAISED THE MUSKET TO HIS SHOULDER" "UP THE STEPS CAME THE SINGER, FROM THE SEA AND THE SUN" "THE SPIRIT OF THE STILLNESS TOUCHED THE CAPSINA'S SOUL" "HALF A DOZEN MEN BURST INTO THE CUSTOM-HOUSE" The little...
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Decisive Events in American HistoryThe Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 OLD LANDMARKS AND HISTORIC PERSONAGESOF BOSTON. Illustrated $2.00 OLD LANDMARKS AND HISTORIC FIELDS OF MIDDLESEX. Illustrated 2.00 NOOKS AND CORNERS OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. Illustrated 3.50 CAPTAIN NELSON A Romance of Colonial Days .75 THE HEART OF THE...
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General Nelson's ScoutGeneral Nelson's ScoutThroughout the following pages the threads of history and fiction are closely interwoven. The plot of the story is laid in the dark and stormy days of 1861, amid the waving trees and blue grass fields of Central Kentucky. No State wept...
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Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe IndiansEthnobotany of the Ojibwe IndiansThe subjects of this bulletin, the Ojibwe Indians, have probably been designated by more different spellings of their name than any other tribe in the country. The anglicized version is Chippewa, an adaptation of the Ojibway of Longfellow. Ojibway means...
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The Missouri PersecutionsThe Missouri PersecutionsMy chief purpose in publishing this book, and the one which will immediately follow"The Rise and Fall of Nauvoo"is to place in the hands of the youth of the Latter-day Saints a full statement of the persecutions endured by the early members...
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German Atrocities: Their Nature and PhilosophyGerman Atrocities: Their Nature and PhilosophyThese inquiries into German atrocities were begun in the latter part of September, 1914. Friends who had escaped from Belgium during the latter part of August brought stories of German frightfulness that filled all hearers with horror. Being unwilling...
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My Escape from GermanyMy Escape from GermanyThere is an element of chance and risk about an attempt to escape from an enemys country which is bound to appeal to any one with a trace of sporting instinct. Viewed as a sport, though its devotees are naturally few...
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Anzeiger für Kunde der deutschen Vorzeit (Jg. 26, 1879)Anzeiger für Kunde der deutschen Vorzeit (Jg. 26, 1879) - Neue FolgeDas soeben abgelaufene Jahr 1878 war fr unsere Anstalt ein durchaus normales, whrend dessen stetig und ruhig an ihrer Entwickelung gearbeitet werden konnte, ohne da besondere Schwierigkeiten zu berwinden gewesen, noch andere Frderungen...
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Life and Treason of Benedict ArnoldLife and Treason of Benedict Arnold It is the chief object of the following narrative to give an account of the treason of Arnold, its causes, the plans for carrying it forward, and its final issue. In executing this design, it was necessary to...
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Recollections of Thomas D. Duncan, a Confederate SoldierRecollections of Thomas D. Duncan, a Confederate SoldierHIS unpretentious work is not the product of a literary ambition. Though my story deals with events that will live forever in the records of our country, I have not sought to give it the wings of...
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