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Excerpt from A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia N the summer of 1917 the writer visited Lexington to see if there was a practical desire for a history of Rockbridge. The encourage: ment was such as to lead him to undertake writing one, and the pres ent volume is the result. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of ...

Excerpt from A History of Pendleton County, West Virginia In a very true sense the gathering of material for a history is never done. A second tour of the county would have turned over no small amount of fresh soil. But the work achieved had to be done within a very limited time, and to a certain degree under much disadvantage. An expensive volume was out Of the question. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands o...

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Excerpt from A History of Monroe County, West VirginiaHis contact with the county and its people has been such as to render the preparation of this work a pleasure and not a task.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the ...

Excerpt from Under the Cottonwoods: A Sketch of Life on a Prairie Homestead Ben explored the basket he had been helping George to fill, and transferred several of the ripest plums to his mouth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digit...

Berek, a young penniless Jew of eighteen is struggling to make a home of Turk Place, a desolate street that, in 1873 Vienna, was little more than a Gypsy encampment. But Berek believes fiercely in his own power to forge miracles. Taking the caretaker's daughter as his bride, Berek is confident he can thrive on faith. When a mysterious piece of stone comes into his possession, he and his wife believe their prayers have been answered, the stone ...

Die Rothschilds faszinierten seit jeher durch die Einzigartigkeit der Erfolgsstory - ein ausgezeichneter Geschäftssinn, ihr Engagement für die jüdische Gemeinde, Förderung von Kunst und nicht zuletzt ihr luxuriöser Lebensstil machen das Bild dieser Dynastie aus. Frederic Morton hat seine erstmals 1962 erschienene Erfolgsbiografie neu überarbeitet. Die Rothschilds zählen seit 200 Jahren zu den reichsten und angesehensten Familien der Welt. Maye...

Im Jahr 1936 sitzt der Schüler Fritz Mandelbaum in einem Wiener Kino und wartet auf den Beginn eines amerikanischen Films. Fritz kann den Film nicht zu Ende sehen, da es für das jüdische Kind nicht ratsam ist, nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit noch auf der Straße zu sein. Im Jahr 1939 muss die Familie Mandelbaum Wien verlassen, eine lange Reise beginnt, die über London nach New York führt. Frederic Morton, wie Fritz Mandelbaum heute heißt, erzählt ...

A National Book Award Finalist from the bestselling Frederic Morton No family in the past two centuries has been as constantly at the center of Europe's great events, has featured such varied and spectacular personalities, has had anything close to the wealth of the Rothschilds. To this day they remain one of the most powerful and wealthy families in the world. In Frederic Morton's classic tale, the family is finely painted on the page and bro...

Excerpt from A Handbook of Highland County and a Supplement to Pendleton and Highland History The additions and corrections to the History of Highland are in large part derived from marginal notes written by John M. Colaw on the pages of his private copy. Important contributions have been received also from Walter P. Campbell, the Rev. M. Ernest Hansel, and Mrs. Helen M. C. Paul, all three now living outside of their native county. Without su...

Excerpt from A History of Pendleton County, West Virginia In a very true sense the gathering of material for a history is never done. A second tour of the county would have turned over no small amount of fresh soil. But the work achieved had to be done within a very limited time, and to a certain degree under much disadvantage. An expensive volume was out Of the question. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands o...

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On January 30, 1889, at the champagne-splashed hight of the Viennese Carnival, the handsome and charming Crown Prince Rudolf fired a revolver at his teenaged mistress and then himself. The two shots that rang out at Mayerling in the Vienna Woods echo still.Frederic Morton, author of the bestselling Rothschilds, deftly tells the haunting story of the Prince and his city, where, in the span of only ten months, "the Western dream started to go wr...

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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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