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The Haskalah Movement in RussiaThe Haskalah Movement in RussiaTo the lover of mankind the history of the Russo-Jewish renaissance is an encouraging and inspiring phenomenon. Seldom has a people made such rapid strides forward as the Russian Jews. From the melancholy regularity that marked their existence a little...
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The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 42, August 26, 1897The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 42, August 26, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and GirlsScientific kite flying has attracted the attention of the world. This kite is the invention of H.H. Clayton, Chief...
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The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 41, August 19, 1897The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 41, August 19, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and GirlsHas improved rotary shutter and set of three stops for lens. The slides for changing stops and for time...
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The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 40, August 12, 1897The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 40, August 12, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and GirlsHas improved rotary shutter and set of three stops for lens. The slides for changing stops and for time...
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The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 39, August 5, 1897The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 39, August 5, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and GirlsHas improved rotary shutter and set of three stops for lens. The slides for changing stops and for time...
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De la littérature des nègres, ou Recherches sur leurs facultés intellectuelles, leurs qualités morales et leur littératureDe la littérature des nègres, ou Recherches sur leurs facultés intellectuelles, leurs qualités morales et leur littératureA tous les hommes courageux qui ont plaid la cause des malheureux Noirs et Sang-mls, soit par leurs ouvrages, soit par leurs discours dans les assembles politiques, dans...
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Five Months at AnzacFive Months at Anzac - A Narrative of Personal Experiences of the Officer Commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial ForceShortly after the outbreak of Warafter the first contingent had been mobilised, and while they were undergoing trainingit became evident that it would be...
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Französisch-slavische Kämpfe in der Bocca di Cattaro 1806-1814Französisch-slavische Kämpfe in der Bocca di Cattaro 1806-1814.Der Austerlitzblick, der den grossen englischen Staatsmann William Pitt frhzeitig ins Grab gebracht hatte, hielt die brigen zwei an der furchtbaren Katastrophe unmittelbar beteiligten Verbndeten, Russland und Oesterreich in monatelangen Todesngsten. Das rhrte aber den Sieger von...
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Mein erster Aufenthalt in Marokko und Reise südlich vom Atlas durch die Oasen Draa und TafiletMein erster Aufenthalt in Marokko und Reise südlich vom Atlas durch die Oasen Draa und Tafilet.Indem ich dem geneigten Leser die Beschreibung meines ersten Aufenthaltes in Marokko bergebe, verweise ich dabei auf die ausgezeichneten Karten, die seiner Zeit in den Petermann'schen Mittheilungen ber meine...
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The Unwritten Literature of the HopiThe Unwritten Literature of the Hopi IV. Pottery and Basket Making Traditional, Its Symbolism IX. Hopi Myths and Traditions and Some Ceremonies Based Upon Them By a brief survey of present day Hopi culture and an examination into the myths and traditions constituting the...
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The Memories of Fifty YearsThe Memories of Fifty Years - Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes...
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A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First TermA Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term Grover Cleveland was born in Caldwell, Essex County, N.J., March 18, 1837. On the paternal side he is of English origin. Moses Cleveland emigrated from Ipswich,...
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Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time or, The Jarls and The FreskynsSutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time; or, The Jarls and The FreskynsOriginally delivered as a Presidential Address to The Viking Society for Northern Research, the following pages, as amplified and revised, are published mainly with the object of interesting Sutherland and Caithness people in the...
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William Lilly's History of His Life and Times, from the Year 1602 to 1681William Lilly's History of His Life and Times, from the Year 1602 to 1681Although we cannot, with justice, compare Elias Ashmole to that excellent Antiquary John Leland, or William Lilly to the learned and indefatigable Thomas Hearne; yet I think we may fairly rank...
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MemoriesMemories - A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War WHETHER THE LOFTY OR THE LOWLY; EQUALLY TO THE SURVIVING HEROES WHO STAND BEFORE THE WORLD IN THE LIGHT OF A GLORY NEVER SURPASSED, AND TO THE MARTYRS WHOSE PATRIOT...
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Three Years in Europe: Places I Have Seen and People I Have MetThree Years in Europe: Places I Have Seen and People I Have MetWhile I feel conscious that most of the contents of these Letters will be interesting chiefly to American readers, yet I may indulge the hope, that the fact of their being the...
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The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 37, July 22, 1897The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 37, July 22, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girlsare made of the strongest and best book-cover paper obtainable. This paper is made in large quantities especially for...
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The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 34, July 1, 1897The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 34, July 1, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and GirlsHas improved rotary shutter and set of three stops for lens. The slides for changing stops and for time...
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Notable Events of the Nineteenth CenturyNotable Events of the Nineteenth Century - Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the WorldThis little volume constitutes one number of the Christian Herald Library series for 1896-97. The title indicates the scope and purpose of the work. Of heavy...
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The History of Richard Raynal, SolitaryThe History of Richard Raynal, SolitaryAmong other Religious Houses, lately bought back from the Government by their proper owners, was one (whose Order, for selfish reasons, I prefer not to specify), situated in the maze of narrow streets between the Piazza Navona and the...
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