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The History of the First United States Flag - and the Patriotism of Betsy Ross, the Immortal Heroine That Originated the First Flag of the UnionIN 1824, when General Lafayette arrived at Philadelphia, and was nobly welcomed as The Nations Guest, the writer of...

History of the Scottish Regiments in the British ArmyNature has been aptly represented as a fickle goddess, scattering her bounties here and there with a partial hand. Some spots, like very Edens, are blessed with the lavish profusion of her favoursrich fertility, luxuriant vegetation,...

Raymond; or, Life and Death - With examples of the evidence for survival of memory and affection after death.THIS book is named after my son who was killed in the War. It is divided into three parts. In the first part some idea of...

Helen's BabiesEveryone knows that there are, in the World, hundreds of thousands of fathers and mothers, each one of whom possesses the best children that ever lived. I am, therefore, moved by a sense of the eternal fitness of things to dedicate this little...

Le chevalier SartiVous mavez permis dattacher votre nom illustre ce livre modeste o il est souvent question de lart admirable qui na pas de secrets pour vous. Les hasards de la vie mont rapproch dun homme intressant qui ma honor de sa confiance, et...

Le meurtre d'une âmeLe magnifique chteau de Solgrs, prs d'trchy, dressait hors de la neige ses corps de btiment aux lignes nobles, aux amples faades, flanqus d'une tour plus ancienne. Les fentres en taient partout obscures et muettes, sauf l'un des angles du rez-de-chausse....

Coming AttractionThe coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare. The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask. For once my reflexes weren't shy. I...

The AmateursTo Mr. Sims, it seemed as though they had walked along a hundred corridors, and as he followed Mr. Hoode, he felt as though he were taking the last walk to the gallows or the electric chair. When the director finally led him...

Among the Burmans: A Record of Fifteen Years of Work and its FruitageThe aim of this book is to give a true picture of life and conditions in Burma. Heathen religions, superstitions, and native customs are described as seen in the daily life of...

Ned, Bob and Jerry at Boxwood Hall; Or, The Motor Boys as FreshmenMy Dear Boys: With this volume begins a new series of adventures for the Motor Boys. Under the title Ned, Bob and Jerry at Boxwood Hall; Or, The Motor Boys as Freshmen,...

Venoms: Venomous Animals and Antivenomous Serum-therapeuticsIn the month of October, 1891, during the rains, a village in the vicinity of Bac-Lieu, in Lower Cochin-China, was invaded by a swarm of poisonous snakes belonging to the species known as Naja tripudians, or Cobra-di-Capello. These creatures,...

The Amateur Diplomat: A Novel On a sunny spring day in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, a fiacre drove up to a big house in the Lodz, the winding, crescent-shaped street in Serajoz, the capital of Ironia, in...

Aaron Rodd, Diviner A queer, unexpected streak of sunshine, which by some miracle had found its way through a pall of clouds and a low-hanging mist, suddenly fell as though exhausted across the asphalt path of the Embankment Gardens. A tall, gaunt young man,...

A Stone and a SpearFrom Frederick to Baltimore, the rolling Maryland countryside lay under a fresh blanket of green. Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses. Beside him, his...

Don't ShootI can no longer keep my terrible secret, although the thought of what will happen to me, when I tell my story, gives me a trembling from head to toe. Without doubt, word will flash to the proper authorities and stern-faced men with...

Little Almond Blossoms: A Book of Chinese Stories for ChildrenA Book of Chinese Stories for Children BY JESSIE JULIET KNOX With Illustrations from Photographs of Chinese Children in California BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1907 Copyright, 1904, By Little, Brown, and Company. All rights...

Shamar's WarThe population was ruled by the Over-Council and, in order of decreasing importance, by Councils, and Local Councils. Each was composed of representatives duly apportioned by popular vote between the two contending parties. Executive direction was provided by a variety of Secretaries, selected...

Sampo: Runollisto vuonna 1847Suomi. Suomenmoa. Suomesta pois-lhtyni. Meri-mies. Suomalaiset. Norjan Suomalaisissa, vuonna 1821. Nyt ja Ennen. Vanha Koarlolainen. Tappelus-laulu. Moansa pelastajalle. Kalevan Tytr. Anna Maria (Walter Scotilta). Ruusu Orjan-tappuraisen (Atterbomilta). Harakan-varpu-hein (Atterbomilta). Ilta-ruikutos. Karkiainen. Thct ja Kuu. Suun-anto (Krnerilt). Kosia. Morsiain (Kindilt, Tarkka-ampujasta). Frithiofin...

Raiders of the Sarhad - Being an Account of the Campaign of Arms and Bluff Against the Brigands of the Persian-Baluchi Border during the Great WarWith the greatest diffidence I have at last made up my mind to write the story of my small...

La Granda Admiralo: Unua vojaĝo ĉirkaŭ la mondoDe tiu tempo la domo de la malria nobelo fariis ankora pli malria. Sinjorino Magalhaes nur pene gvidis la mastrumadon kaj la filinoj apogis in en siaj zorgoj. Finsonis jam iliaj gajaj kantoj kaj rido, kaj se...