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By: Howard Trueman (1837-1908) | |
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The Chignecto Isthmus and its first settlers |
By: Hubert de Castella (1825-1907) | |
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John Bull's Vineyard: Australian Sketches
An account of the origins of the wine industry in Victoria, Australia. Born in Neuchatel, Switzerland, Hubert de Castella was one of a number of friends of Governor Latrobe's wife to emigrate to Victoria. Finding the soil and climate suited to the production of fine wines, de Castella pioneered the growth of the wine industry in the state. - Summary by Philip Benson |
By: Hubert Howe Bancroft (1832-1918) | |
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Some Cities and San Francisco, and Resurgam | |
By: Hudson Bay Company | |
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Charter and Supplemental Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company |
By: Hudson Stuck (1863-1920) | |
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Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska |
By: Hugh Binning (1627-1653) | |
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The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning |
By: Hugh Blair Grigsby (1806-1881) | |
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Discourse of the Life and Character of the Hon. Littleton Waller Tazewell |
By: Hugh Charles Clifford (1866-1941) | |
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In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula |
By: Hugh Dalton Dalton (1887-1962) | |
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With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement |
By: Hugh E. (Hugh Exton) Seebohm (1867-1946) | |
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On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay |
By: Hugh Gibson (1883-1954) | |
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A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium |
By: Hugh Jones (1669-1760) | |
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The Present State of Virginia |
By: Hugh Macmillan | |
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Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood |
By: Hugh Miller (1802-1856) | |
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My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. |
By: Hugh Robert Watkin (1868-1937) | |
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Short Description of Torre Abbey
Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the time of Henry VIII, a significant part of the buildings of Torre Abbey, particularly the church area, lay in ruins. Then, during the 17th century and subsequently, surviving parts of the abbey were incorporated into the creation of a grand private residence, the owner of which in the early part of the 20th century was Colonel Lucius Cary. With the permission of the colonel, Hugh Watkin, who at that time was living in the Chelston district of Torquay, fairly close to the abbey, undertook certain excavations of the remaining ruins between the years of 1906 and 1911... |
By: Hugh Walpole (1884-1941) | |
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Jeremy And Hamlet: A Chronicle Of Certain Incidents In The Lives Of A Boy, A Dog, And A Country Town
Hamlet is Jeremy’s dog. This 1923 book is Hugh Walpole’s second volume in his Jeremy semi-autobiographical trilogy , Jeremy at Crale ), about a ten-year-old English boy. One commentator wrote this of the first book: “With affectionate humor, Mr. Walpole tells the story of Jeremy and his two sisters, Helen and Mary Cole, who grow up in Polchester, a quiet English Cathedral town…. Mr. Walpole has given his narrative a rare double appeal, for it not only recreates for the adult the illusion of his own happiest youth, but it unfolds for the child-reader a genuine and moving experience with real people and pleasant things... |
By: Humphry Ward (1851-1920) | |
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The War on All Fronts: England's Effort Letters to an American Friend | |
Fields of Victory |
By: Hurlothrumbo | |
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The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany Parts 2, 3 and 4 | |
The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany. Part 1 |
By: Hutchins Hapgood (1868-1944) | |
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Paul Jones |
By: I. I. (Isaac Israel) Hayes (1832-1881) | |
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Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner |
By: Ian Hamilton (1853-1947) | |
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Gallipoli Diary, Volume I |
By: Ian Hay (1876-1952) | |
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The First Hundred Thousand |
By: Ida Lee (1865-1943) | |
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The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant |
By: Ida M. Tarbell (1857-1944) | |
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The History of Standard Oil: Volume 1
The History of the Standard Oil Company is a book written by journalist Ida Tarbell in 1904. It was an exposé of the Standard Oil Company, run at that time by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller the richest figure in America's history. Originally serialized in 19 parts in McClure's magazine, the book was a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts, large businesses that (in the absence of strong antitrust law in the 19th century) attempted to gain monopolies in various industries... | |
The History of Standard Oil: Volume 2
The History of the Standard Oil Company is a book written by journalist Ida Tarbell in 1904. It was an exposé of the Standard Oil Company, run at that time by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, the richest figure in America's history. Originally serialized in 19 parts in McClure's magazine, the book was a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts, large businesses that (in the absence of strong antitrust law in the 19th century) attempted to gain monopolies in various industries. The History of the Standard Oil Company was credited with hastening the breakup of Standard Oil, which came about in 1911. | |
All in the Day's Work
In this autobiography, written when the author was 82 years old, Ida Tarbell looks back at her life and remarkable career as an investigative journalist. Ms. Tarbell is best known for her 1904 work, "The History of the Standard Oil Company," which was a significant factor in the dissolution of the Standard Oil monopoly. She was a noted writer and lecturer, served on two presidential committees, and is considered by her actions to be an important feminist . - Summary by Ciufi Galeazzi | |
Life of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1
Volume 1 of Ida Tarbell's biography of Lincoln covers his life from his boyhood to his election to the presidency in 1860. Tarbell, in addition to her famous work in investigative journalism , was a noted Lincoln scholar. Her writings on Lincoln, originally published as articles in McClure's Magazine, were highly acclaimed. - Summary by Ciufi Galeazzi LIfe of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 | |
Life of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2
Volume 2 of Ida Tarbell's biography of Lincoln begins at chapter 22 with Lincoln's first inauguration, and ends with an account of his funeral. The volume also includes a lengthy appendix which contains, in chronological order, letters. telegrams and speeches of Lincoln which had not been previously published. Tarbell, in addition to her famous work in investigative journalism , was a noted Lincoln scholar. Her writings on Lincoln, originally published as articles in McClure's Magazine, were highly acclaimed. - Summary by Ciufi Galeazzi LIfe of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 |
By: Ida Pfeiffer (1797-1858) | |
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Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North |
By: Ierne Lifford Plunket (1885-1970) | |
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Europe In The Middle Ages
Though sometimes called the "Dark Ages", the period of Middle Ages is far from dull or uninteresting. In this book I. L. Plunket masterfully shows the colorfullness and diversity of the Middle Ages. Heroes like Charlemagne, Richard the Lion Hearted, Joan of Arc and many others come to life in these pages. The rich religious life of the Middle Ages, controversies between different secular and religious authorities and general rising of nations in Europe are disclosed to the reader. - Summary by Kikisaulite |