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Greeks and BarbariansGreeks & BarbariansThere have been many explanations of ancient Greece and its peculiar spirit. If I may say so, the only original thing about the explanation offered in this book is its want of originality; for it is the explanation of the Greeks themselves....
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Willem Adriaan Van Der Stel, and Other Historical SketchesWillem Adriaan Van Der Stel, and Other Historical SketchesThe discovery of an ocean route from Europe to India, followed by the establishment of the Portuguese as the preponderating power in the East, is one of the greatest events in the history of the world....
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Historical and descriptive narrative of twenty years' residence in South America (Vol 2 of 3)Historical and descriptive narrative of twenty years' residence in South America (Vol 2 of 3) - Containing travels in Arauco, Chile, Peru, and Colombia; with an account of the revolution, its rise, progress, and resultsFORMERLY PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT AND CAPTAIN GENERAL OF...
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Historical and descriptive narrative of twenty years' residence in South America (Vol 3 of 3)Historical and descriptive narrative of twenty years' residence in South America (Vol 3 of 3) - Containing travels in Arauco, Chile, Peru, and Colombia; with an account of the revolution, its rise, progress, and resultsFORMERLY PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT AND CAPTAIN GENERAL OF...
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Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America (Vol 1 of 3)Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America (Vol 1 of 3) - Containing travels in Arauco, Chile, Peru, and Colombia; with an account of the revolution, its rise, progress, and resultsThe interest which the late successful revolution in Spanish America...
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The Peddler Spy or, Dutchmen and Yankees. A Tale of the Capture of Good HopeThe Peddler Spy; or, Dutchmen and Yankees. A Tale of the Capture of Good HopeFew writers of sea stories throw around the personages of his narratives so much that is novel in character as this pleasing author. His plot and incidents, too, are widely...
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A Colored Man Round the WorldA Colored Man Round the WorldThe Author of this book, though a quadroon, is pleased to announce himself the Colored man around the world. Not because he may look at a colored mans position as an honorable one at this age of the world,...
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Outpost in the Wilderness: Fort Wayne, 1706-1828Outpost in the Wilderness: Fort Wayne, 1706-1828Early Fort Wayne played an important and definite role in the history of the old Northwest. Its unique position as a portage site between the Wabash and Maumee rivers made the Wabash route one of the natural waterways...
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The Boys' and Girls' HerodotusThe Boys' and Girls' Herodotus - Being Parts of the History of Herodotus, Edited for Boys and GirlsImagine yourself in the city of Athens near the close of the year 446 B.C. The proud city, after many years of supremacy over the whole of...
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Palace and Hovel Or, Phases of London LifePalace and Hovel; Or, Phases of London LifePERSONAL OBSERVATIONS OF AN AMERICAN IN LONDON, BY DAY AND NIGHT; WITH GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF ROYAL AND NOBLE PERSONAGES, THEIR RESIDENCES AND RELAXATIONS; TOGETHER WITH VIVID ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE MANNERS, SOCIAL CUSTOMS, AND MODES OF LIVING OF...
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Hellenism in Asia MinorHellenism in Asia MinorAsia Minor is the country which, more than all others, recalls the highest development of Hellenic civilization. Its deeply indented coast formed a chaplet of Hellenic democracies which reached out into the interior and actually attacked the Persian civilization, upon which...
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The Early Oxford PressThe Early Oxford Press - A Bibliography of Printing and Publishing at Oxford, '1468'-1640; With Notes, Appendixes and IllustrationsThe present work was undertaken early in 1889, and is an attempt to describe in detail the products and working of the Oxford Press in its...
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Seeing America First, with the Berry BrothersSeeing America First, with the Berry BrothersGrown-ups talk a lot about "SEEING AMERICA FIRST." They say that this is the most wonderful land in the world and that everyone ought to see it before going to any other country. That is exactly what we...
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John Brown the Hero: Personal ReminiscencesJohn Brown the Hero: Personal ReminiscencesTHE interest attaching to this little book demands from me some notice of its author, and of my indebtedness to him while preparing, twenty years ago, a "Life and Letters of John Brown," which has since become the basis...
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Day by Day with the Russian Army, 1914-15Day by Day with the Russian Army, 1914-15For the last ten years or more I have paid long visits to Russia, being interested in anything that might conduce to closer relations between the two countries. During this time the whole course of Russia's public...
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The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs. Volume 4 (of 7)The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs. Volume 4 (of 7)Engraved by J. Mollison.DAGUESSEAU.(From am original Picture by Mignardi in thepossession of the Conntesa Segur.)Under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.London. Published by Charles Knight, Ludgate Street, & Pall Mall...
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The Post Office and Its StoryThe Post Office and Its Story - An interesting account of the activities of a great government departmentFootnotes have been collected at the end of each chapter, and are linked for ease of reference. Most illustrations are full-page photographs. These were described by a...
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Quincas BorbaQuincas Borba OBRAS DO AUTOR Memorias Posthumas de Braz Cubas Quincas Borba Histrias sem data Papis avulsos Historias da meia noite Yay Garcia, romance Helena, romance Resurreio, romance A mo e a luva, romance Contos Fluminenses Americanas, poesias Phalenas, poesias Chrysalidas, poesias Tu s,...
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Gleanings in Buddha-Fields: Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far EastGleanings in Buddha-Fields: Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far EastOf whatever dimension, the temples or shrines of pure Shint are all built in the same archaic style. The typical shrine is a windowless oblong building of unpainted timber, with a very steep...
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Presiding Ladies of the White HousePresiding Ladies of the White House - containing biographical appreciations together with a short history of the Executive mansion and a treatise on its etiquette and customsAmerica stands to-day among the greatest and most progressive of the nations of the earth; and as the...
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