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Pelts and palisades: The story of fur and the rivalry for pelts in early AmericaPelts and palisades: The story of fur and the rivalry for pelts in early AmericaThe story of fur is as old as the story of man. Some brief account of ancient mans quest for fur is included in the beginning of this book. However,...
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History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814, vol. 4History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814, vol. 4There are no Footnotes in the main text. The three Footnotes in the Appendix have been placed at the end of the...
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The urine dance of the Zuni Indians of New MexicoThe urine dance of the Zuni Indians of New MexicoOn the evening of November 17, 1881, during my stay in the village of Zuni, New Mexico, the Nehue-Cue, one of secret orders of the Zunis, sent word to Mr. F. Cushing (whose guest I...
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The improved antidote, supposed to be more active in expelling poison, than a late invention, by the Rev. Sir Harcourt Lees, Bart. in which the Catholics are vindicated from his abuse, and their claims for unrestricted emancipation, consideredThe improved antidote, supposed to be more active in expelling poison, than a late invention, by the Rev. Sir Harcourt Lees, Bart. in which the Catholics are vindicated from his abuse, and their claims for unrestricted emancipation, consideredTitle: The improved antidote, supposed to be...
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Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 20/20)Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 20/20) - faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution FrançaiseProduced by: Mireille Harmelin, Keith J Adams, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by...
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The slave-auctionThe slave-auctionThe Nineteenth Century is generally believed to be an enlightened one. Great discoveries have been made in the fields of science. Countries which were almost unknown a century ago are now competing in art and wealth with the mother countries. Civilization has made...
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War cartoonsWar cartoons Title: War cartoons Author: John Francis Knott Release Date: July 8, 2022 [EBook #68473] Language: English Original Publication: US: , United States: John F. Knott,1918. Credits: Brian Coe, Brian Wilsden and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced...
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French life in town and countryFrench life in town and countryAmong the nations of the earth there exists no more striking contrast than that between the people of Paris and the people of France. While the capital is a political furnace, where all sorts of conflicting ideas and opinions...
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Right and wrong in MassachusettsRight and wrong in MassachusettsBefore bringing forward upon the stage the characters who figure in the drama, I have endeavored to make the reader acquainted with the ground on which the different scenes were to be acted. The position of New England in 1829,...
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Address of President Roosevelt at the laying of the corner stone of the office building of the House of Representatives, Saturday, April 14, 1906Address of President Roosevelt at the laying of the corner stone of the office building of the House of Representatives, Saturday, April 14, 1906Over a century ago Washington laid the corner stone of the Capitol in what was then little more than a tract...
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Mirrors of MoscowMirrors of MoscowRevolution! The air is filled with flames and fumes. The shapes of men, seen through the smoke, become distorted and unreal. Promethean supermen, they seem, giants in sin or virtue, Satans or saviours. But, in truth, behind the screen of smoke and...
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The sword of wealthThe sword of wealthProduced by: D A Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works put online by Harvard University Library's Open Collections Program.) A week before the day set for her wedding,...
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Indians of the Enchanted DesertIndians of the Enchanted Desertthose people of the Enchanted Desert who called me Chief,Indians, employees, missioners, traders,whose confidence, loyalty, and devotion made my work among the Hopi and Navajo tribes possible of success; and to humbler friends, my faithful horses, Dandy and Barney Murphy,...
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The children's heroes seriesThe story of Abraham LincolnProduced by: D A Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries.) In this little book I am going to try...
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Bellarion the Fortunate: A romanceBellarion the Fortunate: A romance BOOK I I. The Threshold II. The Grey Friar III. The Door Ajar IV. Sanctuary V. The Princess VI. The Winds of Fate VII. Service VIII. Stalemate IX. The Marquis Theodore X. The Warning XI. Under Suspicion XII. Count...
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Im Herzen von Asien. Zweiter BandIm Herzen von Asien. Zweiter Band.Der vorliegende Text wurde anhand der 1919 erschienenen Buchausgabe so weit wie mglich originalgetreu wiedergegeben. Typographische Fehler wurden stillschweigend korrigiert. Ungewhnliche und heute nicht mehr gebruchliche Schreibweisen, Schreibvarianten sowie fremdsprachliche Passagen bleiben gegenber dem Original unverndert. Sechs Tage durfte...
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Im Herzen von Asien. Erster BandIm Herzen von Asien. Erster Band.Der vorliegende Text wurde anhand der 1919 erschienenen Buchausgabe so weit wie mglich originalgetreu wiedergegeben. Typographische Fehler wurden stillschweigend korrigiert. Ungewhnliche und heute nicht mehr gebruchliche Schreibweisen, Schreibvarianten sowie fremdsprachliche Passagen bleiben gegenber dem Original unverndert. Es ist meine...
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Handbuch der Geschichte der Buchdruckerkunst. Erster TeilHandbuch der Geschichte der Buchdruckerkunst. Erster Teil - Erfindung. Verbreitung. Blüte. Verfall. 1450-1750. Verlangte jedoch ein solcher Wissbegieriger nach einem leicht verstndlichen, bersichtlich geordneten Handbuch der Geschichte der Buchdruckerkunst, das ihm als Fhrer durch die mehr als vierhundert Jahre dienen konnte, in welchen das...
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Reminiscences of the Civil War, 1861-1865Reminiscences of the Civil War, 1861-1865Although many histories have been written and tradition has furnished its part toward the perpetuation of the memory of the exciting times of the civil war, very much occurred that has never been recorded. Monuments may be erected and...
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In the grip of the Hawk: A story of the Maori warsIn the grip of the Hawk: A story of the Maori wars As the long struggle between Maori and Pakeha dragged to a close, a new interest was given to it by the perversion of numbers of Maoris of various tribes to a singular...
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