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Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The House of the Seven Gables" is a classic of American literature, written by one of America's greatest writers. First published in 1851, the book is set in a mansion not unlike his cousin's many-gabled home in Salem, Massachusetts, which Hawthorne visited regularly. Hawthorne believed "the wrong-doing of one generation lives into the successive ones" and Hawthorne's story depicts the memorable lives of the residents of...

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Charles Edward Jefferson was a minister who spoke the word of God in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this is his spiritual guidance to preachers, imbued with experience and soul. Jefferson entered the service of the Lord at a time very different from today: the United States was nearing the conclusion of its expansion westward, its population burgeoning from successive waves of migration. Railways criss-crossed the nation as new towns ...

The Middle Ages changed Europe, the dramatic collapse of the Roman Empire was followed by centuries of conflict and the making of new countries - this history, aimed at younger readers, sheds light upon this fascinating era. With the fall of Rome - a civilization which had held control of France, parts of Germany, Spain and Britain for hundreds of years - a power vacuum opened. Formally organized regions descended into fighting, and for a time...

When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it--but all that had gone before." --Jacob Riis, The Making of an American Journalist Jacob Riis wrote his autobiography, The Making of an American, in 1901, a personal story about his and America...

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Frontmatter -- Vorwort -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Vorbemerkungen -- I. Aeusseres, Diensträume und Wartezimmer -- II. Ausstattungsgegenstände und Amtsbedürfnisse -- III. Kassen- und Rechnungswesen -- IV. Annahme- und Ausgabedienst -- V. Abfertigungsdienst -- VI. Entkartungsdienst -- VII. Bestellgeschäft -- VIII. Packkammerdienst -- IX. Zeitungswesen -- X. Postanweisungen -- XI. Postfuhr- und Kurswesen -- XII. Bahnhofsdienst -- XIII. Bahnpostdiens...

The lives of great businessmen and magnates carry valuable lessons, this set of biographies directly quotes the subjects, so that the reader may learn the habits and principles that helped their success.We find a variety of life stories here, from household names such as John D. Rockefeller and Thomas Edison, to those in commerce less remembered in the modern era. All have lessons and advice to impart, whether it is their daily routine, workin...

The Middle Ages changed Europe, the dramatic collapse of the Roman Empire was followed by centuries of conflict and the making of new countries - this history, aimed at younger readers, sheds light upon this fascinating era.With the fall of Rome - a civilization which had held control of France, parts of Germany, Spain and Britain for hundreds of years - a power vacuum opened. Formally organized regions descended into fighting, and for a time ...

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The series is devoted to Christian texts from the Greek-speaking parts of the ancient Roman Empire. Published since 1897 (first in Leipzig, then in Berlin) by the Royal Prussian Academy under the project Griechische Christliche Schriftsteller, which was continued by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy, the series offers large critical editions accompanied by historical introductions and indices of those works that have not been included in other ma...

SEUFFERT ENTSCHEIDUNGEN I-LV (SCHÜTT) SAGNF

This collection of Texas stories includes the famous defense of the Alamo, great battles such as San Jacinto, plus biographies of famous people like Sam Houston and Dick Dowling.An exciting and swiftly paced set of true stories, dramatic but factual, sobering for their truth yet romantic in their spirit. Texan history is one of human endeavor, from its time as a province of Spain, through to the famous battles with Mexico that eventually led t...

David Wardlaw Scott examines and criticizes a variety of sources who claim the earth to be round - as a proponent of flat earth theory, Scott argues against this view.A strong supporter of flat earth theory, Scott focuses upon the claims made by a group he terms 'Modern Astronomers'. Their assertions about the Earth's shape, orbit and other characteristics are, in the author's view, incorrect. Drawing on a combination of testimonies from sailo...

Albert Sonnichsen was an American soldier captured early in the Philippine-American war. His ten months of imprisonment on the isle of Luzon are related here, offering a vivid portrayal of Filipino society amid the chaos of the prolonged conflict.Sonnichsen was held in various jails with other Western men suspected of being soldiers, or aiding, either the Spanish or American armies. His adventures, including escape attempts and being moved fro...

This classic of sheep farming discusses the breeding, raising and care of sheep and ewes, and how to combat the common diseases and problems that flocks encounter.The author begins by identifying the various breeds of sheep, and their strengths and weaknesses. Writing in Britain at the turn of the 20th century, Jenner-Fust was a man experienced with farming and raising of livestock. He discusses how certain breeds of sheep are susceptible to d...

Frontmatter -- Inhalts -Verzeichnis -- Einleitung -- Erster Teil. Der Realkredit -- Zweiter Teil. Der Personalkredit -- Schlufs

Frontmatter -- Inhalts -Verzeichnis -- Ueberblick über die vorliegende Arbeit -- I. Teil -- II. Teil