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The Great Conspiracy, Volume 5The Great Conspiracy, Volume 5While mentally revolving the question of Emancipationnow, evidently "coming to a head,"no inconsiderable portion of Mr. Lincoln's thoughts centered upon, and his perplexities grew out of, his assumption that the "physical difference" between the Black and Whitethe African and Caucasian...
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The Great Conspiracy, Volume 1The Great Conspiracy, Volume 1In the preparation of this work it has been the writer's aim to present in it, with historical accuracy, authentic facts; to be fair and impartial in grouping them; and to be true and just in the conclusions necessarily drawn...
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The Great Conspiracy, Volume 4The Great Conspiracy, Volume 4When the first gun was fired at Fort Sumter, its sullen echoes sounded the funeral knell of Slavery. Years before, it had been foretold, and now it was to happen. Years before, it had been declared, by competent authority, that...
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The Great Conspiracy, Volume 3The Great Conspiracy, Volume 3In preceding Chapters of this work, it has been briefly shown, that from the very hour in which the Republic of the United States was born, there have not been wanting, among its own citizens, those who hated it, and...
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The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 - From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775When we speak of History, we may mean either one of several things. A savage will make picture-marks...
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London FilmsLondon Films Whoever carries a mental kodak with him (as I suspect I was in the habit of doing long before I knew it) must be aware of the uncertain value of the different exposures. This can be determined only by the process of...
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Catherine Booth — a SketchCatherine Booth — a SketchColonel Duff has, at my request, written the following very interesting and touching account of my dear Mother; and she has done so in the hope that those who read it will be helped to follow in the footsteps of...
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Da Firenze a Digione: Impressioni di un reduce GaribaldinoDa Firenze a Digione: Impressioni di un reduce GaribaldinoQuesto libro non per gli strategici e molto meno pei letterati; un cruscante, leggendolo, avrebbe di che arricciare il naso moltissime volte; un soldato di quelli che vanno per la maggiore, giurerebbe che lo scrivente sa...
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Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885One who tries to tell the story of his life and of his personal experiences, public and private, undertakes a task of rare difficulty. Now that I have completed the work that I set myself to perform some years...
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The Land of Midian (Revisited) — Volume 1The Land of Midian (Revisited) — Volume 1 A few pages by way of "Forespeache." The plain unvarnished tale of the travel in Midian, undertaken by the second Expedition, which, like the first, owes all to the liberality and the foresight of his Highness...
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The Land of Midian (Revisited) — Volume 2The Land of Midian (Revisited) — Volume 2 We have now left the region explored by Europeans; and our line to the south and the south-east will lie over ground wholly new. In front of us the land is no longer Arz Madyan: we...
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Erema Or, My Father's SinErema; Or, My Father's Sin The sins of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me. These are the words that have followed me always. This is the curse which has fallen on my life. If...
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Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black HawkAutobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk On the 12th of April, 1832, soon after our arrival at Rock Island on a visit to relatives, (the family of Col. Geo. Davenport) a steamboat came down from Galena with officers to Fort Armstrong, for the purpose...
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The Little ImmigrantThe Little ImmigrantIn 1921, my great-grandmother, wrote this book about how her parents met, married and began a family. Eva's mother, Ernestine, was presumably "the little immigrant." The book was privately printed, and only a few copies survive. Renestine Jewel Ernestine Jacobowsky Aldine Bilter...
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Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * On the 29th of November the Queen went on one of her visits to her nobility. We are...
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Venetian LifeVenetian Life In correcting this book for a second edition, I have sought to complete it without altering its original plan: I have given a new chapter sketching the history of Venetian Commerce and noticing the present trade and industry of Venice; I have...
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Lives of the NecromancersLives of the NecromancersThe main purpose of this book is to exhibit a fair delineation of the credulity of the human mind. Such an exhibition cannot fail to be productive of the most salutary lessons. One view of the subject will teach us a...
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Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 * * * * * The speeches which have been selected for publication in these volumes possess a value, as examples of the art of public speaking, which no person will be likely to underrate. Those...
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The Companions of JehuThe Companions of Jehu CONTENTS AN INTRODUCTORY WORD TO THE READER PROLOGUE. THE CITY OF AVIGNON CHAPTER I. A TABLE DHTE CHAPTER II. AN ITALIAN PROVERB CHAPTER III. THE ENGLISHMAN CHAPTER IV. THE DUEL CHAPTER V. ROLAND CHAPTER VI. MORGAN CHAPTER VII. THE CHARTREUSE...
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In Times of Peril: A Tale of IndiaIn Times of Peril: A Tale of IndiaVery bright and pretty, in the early springtime of the year 1857, were the British cantonments of Sandynugghur. As in all other British garrisons in India, they stood quite apart from the town, forming a suburb of...
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