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Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. 1 (of 3)Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. 1 (of 3) - Queen of Denmark and Norway, and Sister of H. M. George III. of England If there be a story which may be supposed to be thoroughly familiar to the reading public,...
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HaukansilmäHaukansilmä "On tuoksuva turve majani mun, ja luonto, Luojani, templisi sun; tll' ilmasto vuoriston suitsuja luo ja aatoksen' netn kiitosta tuo". Harvoina hetkin voi ihminen tydellisesti tajuta luonnon suuruutta. Tuskin koskaan voi nuorukainen ksitt ensimmisill matkoillaan valtameren mahtavuutta kaikissa vivahteissa; mutta yn pimeydesskin mielikuvitus...
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GreeceGreece - Painted by John Fulleylove; described by J.A. McClymont The pale golden light on the architraves within the Posticum is reflected from the east side of the west front of the Temple. The scarped rock to the right is the boundary of the...
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United States. National Park Service. Historical handbook series, no. 18Fort Pulaski National Monument, GeorgiaThis publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government...
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Old Fort GarlandOld Fort Garland(Authors note: This is a brief history of Fort Garland, Colorado, as it might have been told by a soldier present during most of the forts active years. The soldier and his journal never existed, but the facts contained in the journal...
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America's Black and White Book: One Hundred Pictured Reasons Why We Are At WarAmerica's Black and White Book: One Hundred Pictured Reasons Why We Are At WarEach government engaged in the European War has issued a White, Green, Blue or Yellow Book, explaining the causes which led to its entry into the great conflict. These books are...
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Della storia d'Italia dalle origini fino ai nostri giorni, sommario. v. 2Della storia d'Italia dalle origini fino ai nostri giorni, sommario. v. 21. Di questet in generale, ed in particolare di questo periodo primo delle preponderanze spagnuola e francese combattute [1492-1559].Fin dallultimo secolo dellet precedente, noi vedemmo incominciare quel travaglio di unione dei popoli, dingrandimento...
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MiddlesexMiddlesex - Painted by John Fulleylove; described by A.R. Hope MoncrieffMIDDLESEX, squeezed up as it is among more expansive beauties, and too much overshadowed by the chimneys of Greater London, may not be thought of as a show county. But no shire need hang...
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Chronicles of London BridgeChronicles of London BridgeThe plan of narrative adopted in the ensuing pages, is recommended by both the sanction and the example of very learned antiquity; since, without referring to the numerous classical volumes, which have been written upon the same principle, two of the...
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Huts in HellHuts in HellThis book is a record of my observations in France, where I made a deliberate choice between seeing the American, French, and British fronts casually, or studying the army of the United States carefully; I decided to spend all of my time...
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Poems of American HistoryPoems of American HistoryThe poetry relating to American history falls naturally into two classes: that written, so to speak, from the inside, on the spot, and that written from the outside, long afterwards. Of the first class, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the most famous...
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Histoire de l'Émigration pendant la Révolution Française. Tome 3Histoire de l'Émigration pendant la Révolution Française. Tome 3 - Du 18 Brumaire à la RestaurationEn l'mouvante histoire de Louis XVIII dans l'migration, l'anne 1800, n'y regarder qu'au point de vue de sa sret personnelle, n'est pas celle o il a le plus se...
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EdinburghEdinburgh - Painted by John Fulleylove; described by Rosaline Masson West from the Hill shows the picturesque and irregular mass of the Castle, immediately behind the classic monument to Dugald Stewart, which occupies the foreground of the picture. On the right of the monument...
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Wintering in the RivieraWintering in the Riviera - With Notes of Travel in Italy and France, and Practical Hints to Travellers The health of my wife having rendered it advisable to spend a winter in the South of France, I made arrangements to accompany her, and we...
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Matkakertomuksia Karjalan kankahiltaMatkakertomuksia Karjalan kankahiltaLhdemme saattomiest tiedustelemaan. Tapaamme kolme miest venett rantaan vetmss, ovat juuri kalalta tulleet. Eivt halua lhte saattamaan eivtk uskallakkaan pienoisella veneelln yritt tuimaan tuuleen. Tulee rantaa kohden toinen vene. Siin ukko ja akka istuvat Pyydmme taas saattomiest. Ei halua ukko lhte, akka...
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South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 8 (of 8)South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 8 (of 8) - South Africa and Its FutureEveryone who has followed the story of the War in South Africa from start to finish will assuredly have acquired a keen and lasting interest in the land which...
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Ceremonies of the Pomo IndiansCeremonies of the Pomo IndiansIt has been at least twenty years since the last of the Pomo ceremonies was held in a truly aboriginal fashion. Elaborate ceremonies of a more recently introduced "Messiah" cult were held as late as perhaps fifteen years ago, but...
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Essay on the Life and Institutions of Offa, King of Mercia, A.D. 755-794Essay on the Life and Institutions of Offa, King of Mercia, A.D. 755-794The following Essay, hastily prepared, andthough some time has elapsed since its compositionnow hastily corrected for the press, was successful during the year 1836 in gaining an honorary premium, established by William...
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Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain: A Tale of The RevolutionFanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain: A Tale of The Revolution All books should have a preface, for the writer is sure to have something to communicate to the reader concerning the plot of the story or some subject relating to it which he...
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A Defence of VirginiaA Defence of Virginia - And Through Her, of the South, in Recent and Pending Contests Against the Sectional PartyTo the conquerors of my native State, and perhaps to some of her sons, a large part of the following defence will appear wholly unseasonable....
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