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Historical Tales
Volume I of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This first volume comprises the discovery, colonization, founding, and early years of the United States of America, describing history for children and young adults in an exiting and novel manner.
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The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
The first half of this book describes the devastating earthquake that hit San Francisco in 1906, and the subsequent destruction caused by fire. Various eyewitnesses and victims give their account on the tragedy. In the second half, a number of different other earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are retold, like the eruption of the Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeij or the explosion of the Krakatoa, together with scientific explanations for the causes of earthquakes and the eruption of volcanos.
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Historical Tales, Vol VI: French
Volume VI of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This fifth volume covers the history of France from the Hun invasion of Europe in the 5th century up to the Prussian War, describing history for children and young adults in an exciting and novel manner. (Introduction by Kalynda)
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Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German
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Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian.
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Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
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Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
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Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III
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Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
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Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French.
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Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
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Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
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Historical Tales, Volume VII: Spanish
Volume VII of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This seventh volume covers the history of Spain from before the Moorish conquest to the loss of overseas territories at the end of the 19th century, describing history for children and young adults in an exciting and novel manner. - Summary by Kalynda
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Historical Tales, Volume VIII: Russian
These Russian tales span the time of Russia's founding in the 800s-900s all the way to the early twentieth century and are factually based, although particularly the older tales have become legendary.
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Historic Tales
Historical Tales, The Romance of RealityBy CHARLES MORRISPREFACE.It has become a commonplace remark that fact is often stranger than fiction. It may be said, as a variant of this, that history is often more romantic than romance. The pages of the record of man's doings are frequently illustrated by entertaining and striking incidents, relief points in the dull monotony of every-day events, stories fitted to rouse the reader from languid weariness and stir anew in his veins the pulse of interest in human life...
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