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A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County – Stephen M. Ostrander From the time that Brooklyn was made a city in 1834 this narrative is much more than a statistical account of political changes and the rise of diiferent institutions of education, charity, punishment, and so on. It shows the growth of […]
Miami and Dade County, Florida
Miami and Dade County, Florida – Ethan V. Blackman All history is necessarily an abridgment, the historian being compelled to select his material from a multitude of details. In the preparation of this history of Miami and Dade Comity much has doubtless been omitted that might have been of interest, but the author has been […]
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy – Dante Alighieri This edition includes an extensive primer on the author’s life and works, as well as a detailed essay about the history of the Longfellow translation. The „Divina Commedia“ is an allegory of human life, in the form of a vision of the world beyond the grave, written avowedly with […]
The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn
The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn -Henry P. Johnston The site now occupied by the city of New York is pre-eminently „Revolutionary soil.“ Very few of our historic places are more closely associated with the actual scenes of that struggle. As at Boston in 1775, so here in 1776, we had the […]
San Diego County, California
San Diego County, California – Samuel F. Black Samuel F. Black provides an overview of the history of San Diego County from the earliest days till the early 20th century. He reflects on the history of Lower California, the settlement of San Diego, the times of St. Francis and Alonzo E. Horton, the evolution of […]
The City And County Of San Diego
The City And County Of San Diego – Theodore Strong Van Dyke In this narrative the author recounts the history of San Diego city and county from the early days on. He gives short overviews of the Bay region, the Lower Coast division, the Northern and the Mountain divisions, as well as other interesting facts […]
History of San Diego, 1542-1908
History of San Diego, 1542-1908 – William Ellsworth Smythe When writing this book the author had two objects prominently in mind. First of all, to make a faithful collection of all essential facts pertaining to the history of San Diego, from the day of its discovery by Europeans down to the time in which the […]
The City of San Diego and San Diego County
The City of San Diego and San Diego County – Clarence Alan McGrew Orange County, Ca. of today has a population of more than 3 million people, making it more populated than twenty-one whole states. The county is famous for its tourist attractions and its beautiful shoreline. Samuel Armor’s book tells the story of the […]
The Young Emperor William II. of Germany
The Young Emperor William II. of Germany – Harold Frederic Two of the four stories contained are founded on incidents of the American Civil War; these are entitled „The deserter“ and „A day in the wilderness.“ The others are called „How Dickson came by his name “ and “ Where Avon in Severn flows.“ They […]
The Deserter
The Deserter – Harold Frederic Two of the four stories contained are founded on incidents of the American Civil War; these are entitled „The deserter“ and „A day in the wilderness.“ The others are called „How Dickson came by his name “ and “ Where Avon in Severn flows.“ They are supposed to be episodes […]