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A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of IndiaA Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of IndiaThis should be the first thing seen when anyone opens the book. Do not change or edit it without written permission. The words are carefully chosen to provide users with the information they need...
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The Bontoc IgorotThe Bontoc IgorotThe language of the Bontoc Igorot is sufficiently distinct from all others to be classed as a separate dialect. However, it is originally from a parent stock which to-day survives more or less noticeably over probably a much larger part of the...
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At Suvla BayAt Suvla Bay - Being the notes and sketches of scenes, characters and adventures of the Dardanelles campaign, made by John Hargrave ("White Fox") while serving with the 32nd field ambulance, X division, Mediterranean expeditionary force, during the great war. TURKISH WORDS AT SUVLA...
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Chronicles of America series v. 16John Marshall and the Constitution, a Chronicle of the Supreme Court Title: John Marshall and the Constitution A Chronicle of the Supreme Court, Volume 16 of The Chronicles Of America Series Author: Edward S. Corwin Release Date: February 5, 2009 [EBook #3291] Last updated:...
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Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Antonio AgapidaChronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Antonio Agapida Although the following Chronicle bears the name of the venerable Fray Antonio Agapida, it is rather a superstructure reared upon the fragments which remain of his work. It may be asked,...
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The Discovery of the Source of the NileThe Discovery of the Source of the Nile In the following pages I have endeavoured to describe all that appeared to me most important and interesting among the events and the scenes that came under my notice during my sojourn in the interior of...
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The Man from Glengarry: A Tale of the OttawaThe Man from Glengarry: A Tale of the Ottawa The solid forests of Glengarry have vanished, and with the forests the men who conquered them. The manner of life and the type of character to be seen in those early days have gone too,...
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Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund BurkeSelections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke "Id dico, eum qui sit orator, virum bonum esse oportere. In omnibus quae dicit tanta auctoritas inest, ut dissentire pudeat; nec advocati studium, sed testis aut judicis afferat fidem."Quintilianus. "Democracy is the most monstrous of...
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The DeerslayerThe Deerslayer On the human imagination events produce the effects of time. Thus, he who has travelled far and seen much is apt to fancy that he has lived long; and the history that most abounds in important incidents soonest assumes the aspect of...
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Old Love Stories RetoldOld Love Stories RetoldPlease take a look at the important information in this header. We encourage you to keep this file on your own disk, keeping an electronic path open for the next readers. Do not remove this. This should be the first thing...
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A Short History of WalesA Short History of WalesThis little book is meant for those who have never read any Welsh history before. It is not taken for granted that the reader knows either Latin or Welsh. A fuller outline may be read in The Story of Wales,...
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The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, CompleteThe Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete IN the following pages I have endeavored to give the life of Abraham Lincoln, from his birth to his inauguration as President of the United States. The reader will judge the character of the performance by...
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In the Heart of AfricaIn the Heart of Africa CHAPTER I. The Nubian desertThe bitter wellChange of plansAn irascible dragomanPools of the AtbaraOne secret of the NileAt Cassala CHAPTER II. Egypt's rule of the SoudanCorn-grinding in the SoudanMahomet meets relativesThe parent of EgyptEl Baggar rides the camel CHAPTER...
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The Rifle and the Hound in CeylonThe Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon THE LOVE OF SPORT is a feeling inherent in most Englishmen, and whether in the chase, or with the rod or gun, they far excel all other nations. In fact, the definition of this feeling cannot be...
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Defenders of DemocracyDefenders of Democracy - Contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of MercyThis should be the first thing seen when anyone opens the book....
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1601: Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors1601: Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors Born irreverent, scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, like all other people I have ever known or heard ofI am hoping to remain so while there are any...
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Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664 THE Dutch clergy of the Reformed Church, as has already been mentioned in a previous introduction, were men whose observations we must value because of their intelligence and their acquirements; and they also had a point of view which...
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The Path of Empire: A Chronicle of the United States as a World PowerThe Path of Empire: A Chronicle of the United States as a World Power THE PATH OF EMPIRE CHAPTER I. The Monroe Doctrine CHAPTER II. Controversies With Great Britain CHAPTER III. Alaska And Its Problems CHAPTER IV. Blaine And Pan-Americanism CHAPTER V. The United...
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Sir Walter Raleigh and His TimeSir Walter Raleigh and His TimeTruth is stranger than fiction. A trite remark. We all say it again and again: but how few of us believe it! How few of us, when we read the history of heroical times and heroical men, take the...
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Froude's History of EnglandFroude's History of EnglandThere appeared a few years since a Comic History of England, duly caricaturing and falsifying all our great national events, and representing the English people, for many centuries back, as a mob of fools and knaves, led by the nose in...
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