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This is a study of the Military Government of Cuba from 1898 to 1902. Tracing and explaining the actions of General Leonard Wood's adminis­ tration during those years reveals how the United States Government re­ solved the questions of independence, strategic security, and economic inter­ ests in regard to Cuba. Leonard Wood, Secretary of War Elihu Root, Senator Orville H. Platt, and President William McKinley formulated and carried out polici...

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Excerpt from Richard F. Burton, K. C. M. G., His Early, Private and Public Life, Vol. 2 of 2: With an Account of His Travels and Explorations The journey continued, its tedium, toil and anxiety increased by the desertions of many of the porters, and by the unreasonableness and bad faith of many others. At last, on the 13th of February, the caravan breasted a steep and stony hill, sparsely clad with thorny trees, it was the death of my compani...

Excerpt from Richard F. Burton, K. C. M. G., His Early, Private and Public Life, Vol. 1 of 2: With an Account of His Travels and ExplorationsMy own part in these volumes has thus become a com paratively humble one, but when I mention that the writings of Burton, the doym and pioneer Of African travel fill about eighty more or less bulky volumes, that I have found it necessary to read attentively about twice as many more, including the works of...

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...

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The perceptions that churches were neglected and fell into ruin following the Reformation, then destroyed by Oliver Cromwell and his troops during the civil wars appear to be based on a few exceptional cases. Although the perceptions have been challenged, the question 'What really happened?' is yet to be answered. It is the question that this study will attempt to address Thus, the focus of this study is the repair and maintenance of parish ch...

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