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Travels in America and Italy (Volumes I & II)
Travels in America and Italy (Volumes I & II) – Francois-René Chateaubriand Chateaubriand was born in Brittany, Sept. 14, 1768. At the time of the French Revolution he took part at first with the exiled royalists, but, returning to France, was employed in a diplomatic service by Napoleon. On the murder of the Duc d’Enghein, […]
Heath’s Memoirs of the American War
Heath’s Memoirs of the American War- Rufus Rockwell Wilson This is one of the most important source books of American history. General Heath’s memoirs, which were originally published in 1798, are of direct value to the student of the war of the Revolution, constituting a first-hand account of many of the operations connected therewith, and […]
Historic Long Island
Historic Long Island – Rufus Rockwell Wilson Mr. Wilson’s account of the settlement of Long Island by the Dutch and English demands more description than we can give here. The author divides his subject into thirteen chapters, of which eight are devoted to the era of settlement and colonization, treating of the early Dutch pioneers […]
New England in Letters
New England in Letters – Rufus Rockwell Wilson Mr . Wilson, who is widely and favorably known through his “ Rambles in Colonial Byways“ and similar works , describes a series of pilgrimages to all the noteworthy literary landmarks of the New England States . These carry the reader to the birthplace of Longfellow and […]
The Capital City (And its Part in the History of our Nation)
The Capital City (And its Part in the History of our Nation) – Rufus Rockwell Wilson The capitals of most countries are the especial pride of their people. It is not so with us—at least, it has not been so in the past. Happily, it appears as though this condition were changing. It has, indeed, […]
New York In Bygone Days – Its Story, Streets And Landmarks
New York In Bygone Days – Its Story, Streets And Landmarks – Rufus Rockwell Wilson Verily this Island of Manhattan is exposed to the danger of being snowed under by the showers of works scattered broadcast by her chroniclers, her eulogists, and her critics. Plentiful has been the crop of local commentaries. „New York in […]
Rambles in Colonial Byways
Rambles in Colonial Byways – Rufus Rockwell Wilson Good to look at and pleasant to read are the sketches of old colonial times entitled „Rambles in Colonial Byways.“. In them the author sets forth in pleasing style the result of his observations during a series of leisurely jaunts to various nooks and byways in New […]
Old Landmarks and Historic Personages of Boston
Old Landmarks and Historic Personages of Boston – Samuel Adams Drake There are thousands of people who have never seen (and are not likely ever to see) the interesting capital of Massachusetts, to whom, however, this volume will recommend itself, for various reasons. Boston is especially dear to us Americans and reading Mr. Drake’s well-written […]
Hamilton’s Itinerarium
Hamilton’s Itinerarium – Alexander Hamilton Among the numerous journals and narratives of travel during the Colonial period, few are so lively and so full of good-humored comment on people and customs as the Itinerarium of Dr. Hamilton. The subject of this volume is a journey which Dr. Hamilton undertook in 1744, leaving Annapolis May 30, […]
Burnaby’s Travels through North America
Burnaby’s Travels through North America – Andrew Burnaby „Travels Through North America,“ by Andrew Burnaby, was originally published in London and this reprint is from the third edition of 1798. It is somewhat amusing to read the prognostications of the keen-eyed and quick-brained doctor of divinity, when he says: „He still thinks that the present […]