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Historic Tales The Romance Of Reality American Spanish American English German French Spanish Russian Scandinavian Greek Roman Japanese And Chinese King Arthur Complete
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Author : Charles Morris
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
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Historic Tales The Romance Of Reality American Spanish American English German French Spanish Russian Scandinavian Greek Roman Japanese And Chinese King Arthur Complete written by Charles Morris and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
The year 1000 A.D. was one of strange history. Its advent threw the people of Europe into a state of mortal terror. Ten centuries had passed since the birth of Christ. The world was about to come to an end. Such was the general belief. How it was to reach its end,—whether by fire, water, or some other agent of ruin,—the prophets of disaster did not say, nor did people trouble themselves to learn. Destruction was coming upon them, that was enough to know; how to provide against it was the one thing to be considered. Some hastened to the churches; others to the taverns. Here prayers went up; there wine went down. The petitions of the pious were matched by the ribaldry of the profligate. Some made their wills; others wasted their wealth in revelry, eager to get all the pleasure out of life that remained for them. Many freely gave away their property, hoping, by ridding themselves of the goods of this earth, to establish a claim to the goods of Heaven, with little regard to the fate of those whom they loaded with their discarded wealth. It was an era of ignorance and superstition. Christendom went insane over an idea. When the year ended, and the world rolled on, none the worse for conflagration or deluge, green with the spring leafage and ripe with the works of man, dismay gave way to hope, mirth took the place of prayer, man regained their flown wits, and those who had so recklessly given away their wealth bethought themselves of taking legal measures for its recovery. Such was one of the events that made that year memorable. There was another of a highly different character. Instead of a world being lost, a world was found. The Old World not only remained unharmed, but a New World was added to it, a world beyond the seas, for this was the year in which the foot of the European was first set upon the shores of the trans-Atlantic continent. It is the story of this first discovery of America that we have now to tell. In the autumn of the year 1000, in a region far away from fear-haunted Europe, a scene was being enacted of a very different character from that just described. Over the waters of unknown seas a small, strange craft boldly made its way, manned by a crew of the hardiest and most vigorous men, driven by a single square sail, whose coarse woollen texture bellied deeply before the fierce ocean winds, which seemed at times as if they would drive that deckless vessel bodily beneath the waves. This crew was of men to whom fear was almost unknown, the stalwart Vikings of the North, whose oar-and sail-driven barks now set out from the coasts of Norway and Denmark to ravage the shores of southern Europe, now turned their prows boldly to the west in search of unknown lands afar. Shall we describe this craft? It was a tiny one in which to venture upon an untravelled ocean in search of an unknown continent,—a vessel shaped somewhat like a strung bow, scarcely fifty feet in length, low amidships and curving upwards to high peaks at stem and stern, both of which converged to sharp edges. It resembled an enormous canoe rather than aught else to which we can compare it. On the stem was a carved and gilt dragon, the figurehead of the ship, which glittered in the bright rays of the sun. Along the bulwarks of the ship, fore and aft, hung rows of large painted wooden shields, which gave an Argus-eyed aspect to the craft. Between them was a double row of thole-pins for the great oars, which now lay at rest in the bottom of the boat, but by which, in calm weather, this "walker of the seas" could be forced swiftly through the yielding element.
The United States Catalog
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1909
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Fiction A Finding List Of Novels Stories And Other Forms Of Prose Fiction In English For Adults In The Chicago Public Library January 1 1921
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Author : Chicago Public Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1922
Fiction A Finding List Of Novels Stories And Other Forms Of Prose Fiction In English For Adults In The Chicago Public Library January 1 1921 written by Chicago Public Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1922 with Fiction categories.
American Book Publishing Record Cumulative 1876 1949
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Author : R.R. Bowker Company. Department of Bibliography
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
American Book Publishing Record Cumulative 1876 1949 written by R.R. Bowker Company. Department of Bibliography and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with United States categories.
Books Added
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Author : Chicago Public Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1916
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Cumulated Index To The Books
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1909
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Popular Mechanics
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-01
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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
Subject Guide To Books In Print
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
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Popular Mechanics
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language : en
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Release Date : 2000-01
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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
A Little History Of The World
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Author : E. H. Gombrich
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2014-10-01
A Little History Of The World written by E. H. Gombrich and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-01 with History categories.
E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in English in 2005. The Yale edition alone has now sold over half a million copies, and the book is available worldwide in almost thirty languages. Gombrich was of course the best-known art historian of his time, and his text suggests illustrations on every page. This illustrated edition of the Little History brings together the pellucid humanity of his narrative with the images that may well have been in his mind's eye as he wrote the book. The two hundred illustrations—most of them in full color—are not simple embellishments, though they are beautiful. They emerge from the text, enrich the author's intention, and deepen the pleasure of reading this remarkable work. For this edition the text is reset in a spacious format, flowing around illustrations that range from paintings to line drawings, emblems, motifs, and symbols. The book incorporates freshly drawn maps, a revised preface, and a new index. Blending high-grade design, fine paper, and classic binding, this is both a sumptuous gift book and an enhanced edition of a timeless account of human history.