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John Ashton 23d
The Legendary History of the Cross is a series of sixty-four woodcuts from a Dutch book published by VELDENER. This 14th century publication is now republished with many illustrations and an introduction by John William Ashton, an Australian Anglican bishop. Baring Gould has written a preface to this book about the history of cross since.. 4uz14
Bernal Diaz del Castillo 691l4j
The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diazdel Castillo is a true and biographic work written in two volumes and this volume is the first one to be written. Written by Bernal Díaz del Castillo, a Spanish conquistador who was a foot soldier in the conquest of Mexico and Hernan Cortes. The author mentions in his preface as “It treats of the d..
Frederick Jackson Turner 334z5y
The Frontier in American History is an essay by the Harward educated American historian Frederick Jackson Turner, whose ideas were prominent to the forming of Frontier thesis. Best known for this work, his other notable writings include “Rise of the new west”, “Social Forces in American History”, "Is Sectionalism in America Dying ..
Paul Lacroix 1s2z3k
“Manners, Custom and Dress during the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period”, is written by the French Author Paul Lacroix who is popularly known by his pen name Bibliophile Jacob. A Prolific writer, Paul’s works are varied includes historical romance novels and serious historical works such as “The history of Napoleon III, and “The l..
Jennie Hall 571143
Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae is an interesting book about three ancient cities Pompeii, Olympia, and Mycenae and contains nice stories about the culture of the people lived there. Pompeii was an ancient Roman city which was destroyed in 79 AD. Olympia was an ancient Greek city known for Olympic Games. Mycenae was an ancient ..
Arrian 596eo
The Anabasis of Alexander is the English translation of the Greek version of “The history of the wars and conquests of Alexander the Great”, written by Arrian. Arrian, the author and philosopher of Roman era is considered as one of the founders of military-based historical writings, best known for this work other than his writings such as Dis..
George Anson 3q2s12
A Voyage Round the World is a true of historical circumnavigation by the Great Britain’s Commodore George Anson. While he was successful in his mission to capture Spain’s Pacific possessions, however the voyage turned down to be a tragic end for the crew as only 10% of them survived after being victimized for diseases while they cruis..
Duncan E. McKinlay 5b3e19
The idea of constructing an artificial water-way between the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Panama is as old as the discovery of America. Christopher Columbus, in early life, became converted to the idea that the world was round, and his studies led him to believe that by sailing in a direct course and sailing far enough, he could circumnavigate the..