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The Thirty Years War — Volume 03The Thirty Years War — Volume 03 Illustrated The glorious battle of Leipzig effected a great change in the conduct of Gustavus Adolphus, as well as in the opinion which both friends and foes entertained of him. Successfully had he confronted the greatest general...
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History of the Revolt of the Netherlands — Volume 01History of the Revolt of the Netherlands — Volume 01Of those important political events which make the sixteenth century to take rank among the brightest of the world's epochs, the foundation of the freedom of the Netherlands appears to me one of the most...
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The Thirty Years War — Volume 05The Thirty Years War — Volume 05 Illustrated Wallenstein's death rendered necessary the appointment of a new generalissimo; and the Emperor yielded at last to the advice of the Spaniards, to raise his son Ferdinand, King of Hungary, to that dignity. Under him, Count...
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The Thirty Years War — Volume 04The Thirty Years War — Volume 04 Illustrated The weak bond of union, by which Gustavus Adolphus contrived to hold together the Protestant members of the empire, was dissolved by his death: the allies were now again at liberty, and their alliance, to last,...
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The Thirty Years War — Volume 02The Thirty Years War — Volume 02 Illustrated The resolution which Ferdinand now adopted, gave to the war a new direction, a new scene, and new actors. From a rebellion in Bohemia, and the chastisement of rebels, a war extended first to Germany, and...
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The Thirty Years War — Volume 01The Thirty Years War — Volume 01The present is the best collected edition of the important works of Schiller which is accessible to readers in the English language. Detached poems or dramas have been translated at various times since the first publication of the...
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The Press-Gang Afloat and AshoreThe Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore The practice of pressing menthat is to say, of taking by intimidation or force those who will not volunteerwould seem to have been world-wide in its adoption. Wherever man desired to have a thing done, and was powerful enough...
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Formation of the Union, 1750-1829Formation of the Union, 1750-1829During the five years since this volume of the Epochs of American History was first issued, the literature of the subject has made constant advances; and hence the Suggestions for Readers and Teachers and the bibliographies at the head of...
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Army Life in a Black RegimentArmy Life in a Black Regiment Chapter 1. Introductory Chapter 2. Camp Diary Chapter 3. Up the St. Mary's Chapter 4. Up the St. John's Chapter 5. Out on Picket Chapter 6. A Night in the Water Chapter 7. Up the Edisto Chapter 8....
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Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth CenturyLittle Memoirs of the Nineteenth CenturyFor these sketches of minor celebrities of the nineteenth century, it has been my aim to choose subjects whose experiences seem to illustrate the life--more especially the literary and artistic life--of the first half of the century; and who...
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The Hawaiian ArchipelagoThe Hawaiian ArchipelagoWithin the last century the Hawaiian islands have been the topic of various works of merit, and some explanation of the reasons which have led me to enter upon the same subject are necessary. I was travelling for health, when circumstances induced...
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The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me TangereThe Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me TangereWe travel rapidly in these historical sketches. The reader flies in his express train in a few minutes through a couple of centuries. The centuries pass more slowly to those to whom the years...
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Memoir of Father Vincent de Paul religious of La TrappeMemoir of Father Vincent de Paul; religious of La TrappeThe reply of Maximilian to the wealthy courtier who tendered him a goodly purse of gold for a title of nobility, was worthy of that emperor: "I can enrich thee," he said, "but only thy...
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England under the TudorsEngland under the TudorsIn England, as in France and Germany, the main characteristic of the last twenty years, from the point of view of the student of history, has been that new material has been accumulating much faster than it can be assimilated or...
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The Wentworth LetterThe Wentworth Letter At the request of Mr. John Wentworth, Editor, and Proprietor of the "Chicago Democrat," I have written the following sketch of the rise, progress, persecution, and faith of the Latter-Day Saints, of which I have the honor, under God, of being...
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The Earth TrembledThe Earth TrembledAt the beginning of the Civil War there was a fine old residence on Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, inhabited by a family almost as old as the State. Its inheritor and owner, Orville Burgoyne, was a widower. He had been...
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ChinaChinaAs China has now fairly taken her place in the family of nations, it is unnecessary to elaborate an argument in support of even the humblest attempt to elucidate her history. It is a subject to which we can no longer remain indifferent, because...
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The Emancipation of MassachusettsThe Emancipation of Massachusetts I wrote this little volume more than thirty years ago, since when I have hardly opened it. Therefore I now read it almost as if it were written by another man, and I find to my relief that, on the...
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Inns and Taverns of Old LondonInns and Taverns of Old LondonFor all races of Teutonic origin the claim is made that they are essentially home-loving people. Yet the Englishman of the sixteenth and seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, especially of the latter, is seen to have exercised considerable zeal in...
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Once Upon a Time in ConnecticutOnce Upon a Time in ConnecticutIt is a pleasure to write a few words of introduction to this collection of stories dealing with the early history of Connecticut, a state that can justly point with pride to a past rich in features of life...
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