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Franklin: A SketchFranklin: A SketchFranklin, Benjamin (1706-1790), one of the most eminent journalists, diplomatists, statesmen, and philosophers of his time, was born in the city of Boston, and in the colony of Massachusetts Bay, on the 17th of January 1706. He was the youngest of ten...
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The Life of Daniel De FoeThe Life of Daniel De FoeThe ensuing Life was written for amusement, during a period of convalescence in 1785; and published anonymously by Stockdale, before The History of the Union, in 1786. As the Author fears no reproach for such amusement, during such a...
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Lives of Illustrious ShoemakersLives of Illustrious Shoemakers[iii] Time out of mind The Gentle Craft has been invested with an air of romance. This honorable title, given to no other occupation but that of shoemakers, is an indication of the high esteem in which the Craft is held....
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Makers of Modern AgricultureMakers of Modern AgricultureWhen it is remembered what a prominent part Agriculture plays in the history of all Nations, it does seem strange that so little is known of the lives of those pioneers who have been foremost in the discovery of fundamental principles,...
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The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 2 of 2)The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 2 of 2)ViennaMusical societiesLeading musiciansThe PraterBrahms' appearance at a Hellmesberger Quartet concertBrahms' first concert in ViennaConductorship of the Hamburg PhilharmonicFirst Serenade at Gesellschaft concertBrahms' second concertRichard WagnerSecond Serenade at Vienna Philharmonic concertReturn to HamburgBrahms elected conductor of the...
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The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 1 of 2)The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 1 of 2)The biographical materials from which I have written the following Life of Brahms have, excepting in the few instances indicated in footnotes, been gathered by me, at first hand, chiefly in the course of several Continental...
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The Riverside Biographical Series, number 10Alexander HamiltonThe life of Alexander Hamilton is an essential chapter in the story of the formation of the American Union. Hamilton's work was of that constructive sort which is vital for laying the foundations of new states. Whether the Union would have been formed...
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The Life of John Marshall, Volume 4: The building of the nation, 1815-1835The Life of John Marshall, Volume 4: The building of the nation, 1815-1835Into the life of John Marshall war was strangely woven. His birth, his young manhood, his public services before he became Chief Justice, were coincident with, and affected by, war. It seemed...
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A Century in the Comptroller's Office, State of New York, 1797 to 1897A Century in the Comptroller's Office, State of New York, 1797 to 1897Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including obsolete and variant spellings and other inconsistencies. Text that has been changed to correct an obvious error is...
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The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Appendix to Volume XII: Tales, Sketches, and other Papers by Nathaniel Hawthorne with a Biographical Sketch by George Parsons LathropThe Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Appendix to Volume XII: Tales, Sketches, and other Papers by Nathaniel Hawthorne with a Biographical Sketch by George Parsons Lathrop - Biographical Sketch of Nathaniel HawthorneThe Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, with Introductory Notes by George Parsons Lathrop...
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True Stories of Girl HeroinesTrue Stories of Girl Heroines PAGE INEZ ARROYA 1 CATHARINE THE ROSE 17 ELSJE VAN HOUWENING 35 GRIZEL COCHRANE 55 EVA VON GROSS 73 EMMA FITZ-OSBORN 93 ELIZABETH STUART 111 CHARLOTTE HONEYMAN 131 MARY BRIDGES 149 THERESA DUROC 167 JANE LANE 185 HELEN KOTTENNER...
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Hurlbut's Life of Christ For Young and OldHurlbut's Life of Christ For Young and Old - A Complete Life of Christ Written in Simple Language, Based on the Gospel NarrativeIn order that this book may not lead its younger readers or listeners away from the Bible, but directly toward it, no...
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The Real Jesus of the Four GospelsThe Real Jesus of the Four GospelsThe first part of this work is a collation of all that is said, and just what is said, in each of the four Gospels, regarding the more important incidents of Jesus' life. Every statement in the text,...
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The Life of John Marshall, Volume 3: Conflict and construction, 1800-1815The Life of John Marshall, Volume 3: Conflict and construction, 1800-1815Marshall's great Constitutional opinions grew out of, or were addressed to, serious public conditions, national in extent. In these volumes the effort is made to relate the circumstances that required him to give to...
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The Life of John Marshall, Volume 2: Politician, diplomatist, statesman, 1789-1801The Life of John Marshall, Volume 2: Politician, diplomatist, statesman, 1789-1801The decision of the French King, Louis XVI, on the advice of his Ministers, to weaken Great Britain by aiding the Americans in their War for Independence, while it accomplished its purpose, was fatal...
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The Life of John Marshall, Volume 1: Frontiersman, soldier, lawmaker, 1755-1788The Life of John Marshall, Volume 1: Frontiersman, soldier, lawmaker, 1755-1788The work of John Marshall has been of supreme importance in the development of the American Nation, and its influence grows as time passes. Less is known of Marshall, however, than of any of...
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Ole Bull: A MemoirOle Bull: A MemoirIn preparing this memoir my aim has been to use incidents, criticisms, and tributes which brought out characteristic traits, as recognized by others as well as myself, and to supply only what was needed to make the sequence clear. Many poems...
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The ViolinThe Violin - Some Account of That Leading Instrument and Its Most Eminent Professors, from Its Earliest Date to the Present Time; with Hints to Amateurs, Anecdotes, etc. Some Account of That Leading Instrument and Its Most Eminent Professors, from Its Earliest Date to...
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The Syrian ChristThe Syrian Christ This little volume is sent forth in the confident hope that it may throw fresh light on the life and teachings of Christ, and facilitate for the general public the understanding of the Bible. As may be readily seen, from its...
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Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 2 of 2]Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 2 of 2] - With his Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical, Selected with Care from All His Published Productions, and Comprising Whatever Is Most Entertaining and Valuable to...
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