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The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2)The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) - Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain.I, Bernal Diaz del Castillo, regidor of the town of Santiago, in...
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The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2)The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) - Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. P. 141, l. 32, for then, read there. 165, 19, for...
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The Justice and Necessity of Taxing the American Colonies, DemonstratedThe Justice and Necessity of Taxing the American Colonies, Demonstrated - Together with a Vindication of the Authority of ParliamentOf all the objects, which have since the revolution, engaged the attention of the legislature, the proper method of adjusting our present quarrels with the...
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The Scarlet BannerThe Scarlet BannerThis story, published in Germany under the title of Gelimer is the third volume in the group of romances to which "Felicitas" and "The Captive of the Roman Eagles" belong, and, like them, deals with the long-continued conflict between the Germans and...
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Calvert and PennCalvert and Penn - Or the Growth of Civil and Religious Liberty in America, as Disclosed in the Planting of Maryland and PennsylvaniaIt is a venerable and beautiful rite which commands the Chinese not only to establish in their dwellings a Hall of Ancestors,...
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Woman: in all ages and in all countries, Volume 3Women of Early ChristianityWhen the historian has described the rise and fall of empires and dynasties, and has recounted with care and exactness the details of the great political movements that have changed the map of continents, there remains the question: What was the...
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Japanese Girls and WomenJapanese Girls and Women - Revised and Enlarged EditionIt seems necessary for a new author to give some excuse for her boldness in offering to the public another volume upon a subject already so well written up as Japan. In a field occupied by...
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Maurice Tiernay, Soldier of FortuneMaurice Tiernay, Soldier of Fortune NOTICE MAURICE TIERNAY CHAPTER I. THE DAYS OF THE GUILLOTINE CHAPTER II. THE RESTAURANT AU SCELERAT CHAPTER III. THE TEMPLE CHAPTER IV. THE NIGHT OF THE NINTH THERMIDOR CHAPTER V. THE CHOICE OF A LIFE CHAPTER VI. THE ARMY...
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Three Prize Essays on American SlaveryThree Prize Essays on American SlaveryA benevolent individual, who has numerous friends and acquaintances both North and South, and who has had peculiar opportunities for learning the state and condition of all sections of the nation, perceiving the danger of our national Institutions, and...
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Woman: in all ages and in all countries, Volume 4Oriental WomenThe relative position which woman occupies in any country is an index to the civilization which that country enjoys, and this test applied to the Orient reveals many stages yet to be achieved. The frequent appearance of woman in Holy Writ is sufficient...
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Augusta TriumphansAugusta Triumphans - Or, the Way to Make London the Most Flourishing City in the UniverseEvery 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...
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Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of RoyaltyMarie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty Paris in 1792 is no longer what it was in 1789. In 1789, the old French society was still brilliant. The past endured beside the present. Neither names nor escutcheons, neither liveries nor places at court, had...
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The Story of Our CountryThe Story of Our Country - Every Child Can ReadIf our young traveler knew nothing of history he might fancy that it had been always this way, or that it had taken thousands of years for all those cities to be built and these...
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Visits to Monasteries in the LevantVisits to Monasteries in the LevantIn presenting to the public another book of travels in the East, when it is already overwhelmed with little volumes about palm-trees and camels, and reflections on the Pyramids, I am aware that I am committing an act which...
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Reminiscences: The Story of an EmigrantReminiscences: The Story of an EmigrantTranscribers Note: Most variations in hyphenation, capitalization, and spelling have been retained as in the original. Spelling errors have been corrected when most occurrences of the word in question are correct. Obvious typos have been amended. All amendments are...
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A Struggle for Rome, v. 3A Struggle for Rome, v. 3At the moment in which the flag of the Goths fell and their King was taken prisoner, they were everywhere surprised and overpowered. In the courts of the palace, in the streets and canals of the city and in...
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O Marquez de PombalO Marquez de Pombal - Lance d'olhos sobre a sua sciencia; politica e systema de administração; ideias liberaes que o dominavam; plano e primeiras tentativas democraticasLance d'olhos sobre a sciencia do Direito em Portugal nos comeos d'este seculo. Escreveu-se pela primeira vez a Historia...
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Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth CenturySecret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth CenturyIn the Preface to "The Eastern Question," by Karl Marx, published in 1897, the Editors, Eleanor Marx Aveling and Edward Aveling, referred to two series of papers entitled "The Story of the Life of Lord Palmerston," and "Secret...
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Ten Girls from HistoryTen Girls from HistoryAs in the Ten Boys from History, so in this companion volume, the plan has been to call attention to the lives of girls who achieved some noteworthy success during youth, and in whose character courage was the dominant trait. Many...
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Woman: in all ages and in all countries, Volume 2Roman WomenThe student of history does not proceed far in his researches before he discovers that human nature is a fixed quality. Other lands, other manners; other times, other customs. But the man behind the manner is essentially the same; the woman under the...
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