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Ethan Allen, the Robin Hood of VermontEthan Allen, the Robin Hood of VermontAt the time of the death of Mr. Henry Hall, in 1889, the manuscript for this volume consisted of finished fragments and many notes. It was left in the hands of his daughters to complete. The purpose of...
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Mitteilungen aus dem germanischen Nationalmuseum. Jahrgang 1896Mitteilungen aus dem germanischen Nationalmuseum. Jahrgang 1896 In der Gemldegallerie des Germanischen Nationalmuseums befindet sich unter Nr. 273 ein Bildnisdiptychon, das, wie aus dem rckseits angebrachten Familienwappen zu entnehmen ist, den Nrnberger Brger Hans Straub und seine Gattin Barbara Pirkheimer darstellt[2]. Die Straube waren...
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The Story of NapoleonThe Story of NapoleonThere is no more marvellous story in human history than that of Napoleon I., Emperor of the French. His career is one long demonstration of the reality of the proverb, Truth is stranger than fiction. So fascinating are the details of...
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A Relic of the RevolutionA Relic of the RevolutionIn presenting the following pages to the reader, the publisher has no ambition to aspire to the character of an author, and what is perhaps more rare, he has no private interest to serve; he does not seek to gratify...
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Ferien an der Adria: Bilder aus Süd-ÖsterreichFerien an der Adria: Bilder aus Süd-Österreich18871917. Dreiig Jahre sind es her, seit ich als junger Mann die Ferien an der Adria, mein erstes Buch schrieb. Dem Werklein war ein stiller Lebenslauf beschieden; denn die Landschaften, von denen es handelt, lagen nicht an den...
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Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 2 (of 8)Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 2 (of 8) - Spanish Explorations and Settlements in America from the Fifteenth to the Seventeenth CenturyBY THE EDITOR. THE earliest of the historians to use, to any extent, documentary proofs, was Herrera, in his Historia general,...
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A Baptist Abroad: Travels and Adventures of Europe and all Bible LandsA Baptist Abroad: Travels and Adventures of Europe and all Bible LandsAround the World in Eighty Days has had an extensive circulation, especially in America. The title is striking. Our people like to do things quickly. Many of them would be glad to girdle...
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Karoliinit: KertomuksiaKaroliinit: KertomuksiaLinnan ylisilt, miss palomestari mi viinaa ja olutta, oli pitk kapeaharteinen ostaja potkaistu portaille ja tyhj tinatuoppi heitetty hnen jlkeens, niin ett se kieri hnen jaloissaan. Hnen ohuet srisukkansa olivat parsitut ja likaiset. Kaulaliinan oli hn solminut aina suuhun ja ajamattomille poskille saakka...
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Briefe aus Frankfurt und Paris 1848-1849 (1/2)Briefe aus Frankfurt und Paris 1848-1849 (1/2)Die Schwierigkeit eine Geschichte der Gegenwart unparteiisch und allseitig zu schreiben, ist mit Recht so oft hervorgehoben worden, da auch der Khnste und durch seine Verhltnisse am meisten Begnstigte, von solch einem Unternehmen abgeschreckt werden kann. Wer hingegen...
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The Life and Reign of Edward IThe Life and Reign of Edward I.The volume entitled The Greatest of the Plantagenets, was correctly described in its titlepage, as an Historical Sketch. Nothing more than this was contemplated by the writer. The compilation was made among the manuscripts of the British Museum,...
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The German Pirate: His Methods and RecordThe German Pirate: His Methods and RecordThe German who loves his people, and believes in the greatness and the future of our home ... must not let himself be lazily sung to sleep by the peace-lullabies of the Utopians. The sea is a stern...
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A Story of the TelegraphA Story of the TelegraphThe Electric Telegraph is unquestionably one of our most valuable public utilities. In commercial life the telegraph has revolutionized business methods. Transactions are now effected between New York, London and other financial centres in minutes, which formerly occupied weeks, and...
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The Ottoman Turks and the Routes of Oriental TradeThe Ottoman Turks and the Routes of Oriental Trade - from The English Historical Review, October 1915WITHIN a period of a little more than two hundred years, from the close of the thirteenth century to the second decade of the sixteenth, the rising power...
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Heidelberg: A Romance. Volumes I, II & IIIHeidelberg: A Romance. Volumes I, II & IIIThe realities of the world are few and small; the illusions many and vast. Not a sense that we possess, and hardly a faculty of the mind, but serves to deceive us; wholly in some cases, and...
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The Mentor: Joan of Arc, v. 3, Num. 22, Serial No. 98, January 1, 1916The Mentor: Joan of Arc, v. 3, Num. 22, Serial No. 98, January 1, 1916What is to be thought of her? What is to be thought of the poor shepherd girl from the hills and forests of Lorraine, thatlike the Hebrew shepherd boy from...
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Ticonderoga: A Story of Early Frontier Life in the Mohawk ValleyTiconderoga: A Story of Early Frontier Life in the Mohawk ValleyThe house was a neat, though a lowly one. It bore traces of newness, for the bark on the trunks which supported the little veranda had not yet mouldered away. Nevertheless, it was not...
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Old Court Life in France, vol. 2/2Old Court Life in France, vol. 2/2NEWS came from the army announcing brilliant success. The valour of the King was specially extolled; he was no longer a bashful, feeble prince, victimised by feminine cabals, tyrannised over by Richelieu. He had suddenly become a warrior,...
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The story of my struggles: the memoirs of Arminius Vambéry, Volume 2The story of my struggles: the memoirs of Arminius Vambéry, Volume 2I have often been asked how it was that, after the bitter disappointment I had experienced in my native land on my return from Asia, and after the brilliant reception accorded to me...
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The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 01 [of 13]The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 01 [of 13] - Containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events...
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The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North AmericaThe Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America[Pg 3] The bark canoes of the North American Indians, particularly those of birch bark, were among the most highly developed of manually propelled primitive watercraft. Built with Stone Age tools from materials available in the...
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