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Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. I, Part IISome Protective Designs of the DakotaThe decorative art of the Dakota has been treated in a preceding paper, in which brief mention was made of religious art, or that art in which there was a definite, unmistakable motive on the part of the artist...
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Decisive Events in American HistoryThe Taking of Louisburg, 1745The creation of great maritime fortresses, primarily designed to hold with iron hand important highways of commerce, like Gibraltar, or simply to guard great naval arsenals, like Kronstadt, or, again, placed where some great river has cleft a broad path...
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Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 3 (of 3)Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 3 (of 3) - Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630Certain spelling inconsistencies have been made consistent; for example, variants of Michelangelo's last name have been changed to Buonarroti. Archaic spellings in...
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Herodotoksen historia-teos III-VIHerodotoksen historia-teos III-VI1. Yllmainittua Amasista vastaan Kambyses, Kyroksen poika, lhti sotaretkelle, vieden mukaansa paitsi muita mys helleenien joukosta ioonilaisia ja aiolilaisia. Syy thn retkeen oli seuraava. Kambyses lhetti Egyptiin airuen ja pyysi Amasiilta hnen tytrtn. Nin tekemn hnt oli yllyttnyt ers egyptilinen mies, joka...
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Muoto- ja muistikuvia IIMuoto- ja muistikuvia IITmn toisen Muoto- ja Muistikuvasarjan ensi ryhmn olen myskin, sisllyst muuttamatta, ottanut 40 vuotta sitte laatimani esitelmn Aleksis Kivest, vaikka itse myhemmin olen laajentanut alkupuolen siit johdannoksi runoilijan valittuihin teoksiin. Ymmrrettvsti se on monessa kohden heikko ja puutteellinen, mutta vasta-alkajan erikoistuotteenakin...
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The Casement ReportCorrespondence and Report from His Majesty's Consul at Boma Respecting the Administration of the Independent State of the Congo [and Further Correspondence]LONDON: PRINTED FOR HIS MAJESTYS STATIONERY OFFICE, BY HARRISON AND SONS, ST. MARTINS LANE, PRINTERS IN ORDINARY TO HIS MAJESTY. And to be...
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The Truth About the Congo: The Chicago Tribune ArticlesThe Truth About the Congo: The Chicago Tribune ArticlesWHEN I returned to America, I had decided to express no opinion upon the public and political questions of the Congo Free State. Having found conditions there quite different from what I had expected, it was...
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The History of Chemistry, Volume 1 (of 2)The History of Chemistry, Volume 1 (of 2)Chemistry, unlike the other sciences, sprang originally from delusion and superstition, and was at its commencement exactly on a level with magic and astrology. Even after it began to be useful to man, by furnishing him with...
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A Century of DishonorA Century of Dishonor - A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian TribesThe present number of Indians in the United States does not exceed three hundred thousand, but is possibly as large now as when the Europeans began...
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Silver CrossSilver CrossThe town of Middle Forest had long since pushed the forest from all sides. Its streets, forked as lightning, ran up to the castle and down to the river. The river here was near its mouth, and wide. The bridge that crossed it...
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The JewsThe JewsThe object of this book is more modest, I fear, than that of much which has appeared upon that vital political matter, the relation between the Jews and the nations around them. It does not propose any detailed, still less, any positive legal...
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The Campaign of KöniggrätzThe Campaign of Königgrätz - A Study of the Austro-Prussian Conflict in the Light of the American Civil WarThe greater part of the subject-matter of this volume was originally given as a lecture to the officers at the U. S. Infantry and Cavalry School....
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History of Brighthelmston; or, Brighton as I View it and Others Knew ItHistory of Brighthelmston; or, Brighton as I View it and Others Knew It - With a Chronological Table of Local EventsThe publication of the History of Brighton had proceeded, with the most gratifying success, through ten monthly numbers, when it was suddenly interrupted by...
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Three Wisconsin CushingsThree Wisconsin Cushings - A sketch of the lives of Howard B., Alonzo H. and William B. Cushing, children of a pioneer family of Waukesha CountySee facsimile of A. H. Cushing's letter, facing p. 40. From left to right; Capt A. H. Cushing, Capt....
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A Beginner's HistoryA Beginner's HistoryThe material out of which the child pictures history lies all about him. When he learns to handle objects or observes men and other beings act, he is gathering material to form images for the stories you tell him, or those he...
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The Women Who Came in the MayflowerThe Women Who Came in the MayflowerThis little book is intended as a memorial to the women who came in The Mayflower, and their comrades who came later in The Ann and The Fortune, who maintained the high standards of home life in early...
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Royal Winchester: Wanderings in and about the Ancient Capital of EnglandRoyal Winchester: Wanderings in and about the Ancient Capital of England Among those who have kindly afforded me information during the progress of this work are the Very Rev. Dr. Kitchin, Dean of Winchester, the Rev. Dr. Sewell, Warden of New College, Oxford, the...
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Muoto- ja muistikuvia IMuoto- ja muistikuvia IKirjailijalle ovat pienetkin kirjoitukset niin sanoakseni elmntapahtumia, ja jostakin itsenssilyttmisvaistosta hn toisinaan kuvittelee niiden ansaitsevan pitemp olemassaoloa kuin syntymis- tai ilmestymispiv, jos ne net piilevt jonkun aikakautisen tai tilapisen julkaisun ktkss. Minussa tm kuvittelu on kohdistunut varsinkin kirjoituksiin, joiden aineella lienee...
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The Life of General GaribaldiThe Life of General Garibaldi - Translated from his private papers; with the history of his splendid exploits in Rome, Lombardy, Sicily and Naples, to the present time.The following pages are principally written by the pen of the hero of our age, that pure-hearted...
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A Turkish Woman's European ImpressionsA Turkish Woman's European ImpressionsIn the preface of his famous novel, Les Dsenchantes, M. Pierre Loti writes: This novel is pure fiction; those who take the trouble to find real names for Zeyneb, Melek, or Andr will be wasting their energy, for they never...
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