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This history of Frankfort, Maine and its surrounding areas is detailed and encompassing, beginning from the earliest colonial times and concluding in the early 20th century. Ada Littlefield's enquiry covers a great range of activity. Topics include the initial founding of Frankfort, the importance in which religious observance was held, the most successful and distinguished residents, and the various businesses and trades for which the area be...

Robert Falcon Scott led an expedition to the Antarctic aboard a ship named Discovery, which resulted in the successful charting of Antarctic lands, and a series of scientific discoveries. Scott's account is meticulously consistent in its detail, commencing with a history of preceding explorations and accounts of Antarctica. Scott then delves into the planning phase of the Discovery expedition, including the design and construction of the ship ...

Educator and science writer Arabella S. Buckley teaches children about various animals living near ponds and rivers, that they feel may inspired to explore and learn more about the great outdoors. We are told of the ingenuity of the riverside and pond creatures, how they are adapted to the conditions of the water, and the smaller insects, other pond life and plants they consume in their diet. Experienced in the study science and nature and as ...

I am Buffalo Bill's horse. I have spent my life under his saddle-with him in it, too, and he is good for two hundred pounds, without his clothes." -Mark Twain, A Horse's Tale (1907) A Horse's Tale (1907) is a story written by Mark Twain mostly in the voice of Soldier Boy, Buffalo Bill's horse, who communicates with the reader and with other animals. The main character of this tale, however, is nine-year-old Cathy, who lives with her uncle, a ...

Money had brought him misery, and he took his revenge upon us, who had done him no harm. He had his desire: with base and cunning calculation he left us but thirty thousand, knowing we would try to increase it, and ruin our life and break our hearts." -The $30, 000 Bequest (1906) The $30, 000 Bequest and Other Stories (1906) is a collection of humorous tales by Mark Twain, covering his lifelong career. The title story is classic Twain, about...

I am Buffalo Bill's horse. I have spent my life under his saddle-with him in it, too, and he is good for two hundred pounds, without his clothes." -Mark Twain, A Horse's Tale (1907) A Horse's Tale (1907) is a story written by Mark Twain mostly in the voice of Soldier Boy, Buffalo Bill's horse, who communicates with the reader and with other animals. The main character of this tale, however, is nine-year-old Cathy, who lives with her uncle, a...

Money had brought him misery, and he took his revenge upon us, who had done him no harm. He had his desire: with base and cunning calculation he left us but thirty thousand, knowing we would try to increase it, and ruin our life and break our hearts."-The $30, 000 Bequest (1906) The $30, 000 Bequest and Other Stories (1906) is a collection of humorous tales by Mark Twain, covering his lifelong career. The title story is classic Twain, about an...

In this exquisitely illustrated storybook, Fay Britton presents William Shakespeare's most famous plays as short stories for young readers.The author wrote this collection seeking to introduce several of the great English playwright's works in a way that children can understand. Shakespeare wrote some of the best-known and most enduring stories ever put to paper, and remains a titan of English literature, taught in schools all around the world...

The Fitz Randolph family has a fascinating history, beginning with its origins in the early Middle Ages and traced through centuries of English nobles and royalty.Researches into the records of old revealed the Medieval emergence of the Fitz Randolph name, and the clan's frequent and enduring presence in the noble houses of England. From Norman times onward, appearances of the name are mentioned in records - through meticulous research of avai...

Sir John Hawkins was a naval commander and privateer during the Elizabethan era in the 16th century, who explored swathes of the New World amid danger and treachery.Born to William Hawkins, master of The Great Galley of Henry VIII's navy, from youth John aspired to a mariner's career. His father's reputation as sailor and merchant aided John's rise, especially when it was clear the younger Hawkins had inherited the vital talents of seamanship ...

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Gerald Massey's masterwork is presented to readers anew in this splendid new edition, which combines all twelve books plus the appendix into a single volume.A voracious student of Ancient Egypt, Massey's enquiries deepened and widened as years went by. This work, standing at over half a million words, examines the importance of individual Egyptian Gods, and the significance of the hieroglyphic language. Rich in symbolism and meaning, it is thr...

Educator and science writer Arabella S. Buckley teaches children about various animals living near ponds and rivers, that they feel may inspired to explore and learn more about the great outdoors.We are told of the ingenuity of the riverside and pond creatures, how they are adapted to the conditions of the water, and the smaller insects, other pond life and plants they consume in their diet. Experienced in the study science and nature and as a...

Frontmatter -- Vorwort -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Erster Abschnitt. Vorläufer des hängenden Gasgliihlichtes -- Zweiter Abschnitt. Invertlampen mit Kühlungseinrichtungen für den Brenner und mit Vorrichtungen zum Ableiten der Verbrennungsgase -- Dritter Abschnitt. Invertbrenner mit mehr oder minder gesteigerter Vorwarnung des Gasluftgemisches im Brennerrohr -- Vierter Abschnitt. Invertlampen mit Vorwärmung der Luft (Mischluft oder äußere Verbrennu...

Frontmatter -- Vorwort -- Literaturverzeichnis -- I. Kapitel. Zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Frage betr. die Stellung der Bakterien im System -- II. Kapitel. Allgemeine Bemerkungen über den Gang meiner Versuche -- III. Kapitel. Orientierende Versuche mit Algenreinkulturen -- IV. Kapitel. Systematische Versuche mit Algenreinkulturen -- V. Kapitel. Experimentelle Beweisführung für die Zugehörigkeit der Bakterien zu Algen -- VI. Kapitel. Nachweis...

Frontmatter -- Vorwort / Fieger, Hans -- Inhaltsübersicht -- Erstes Kapitel. Das Geschlecht der Sterzinger -- Zweites Kapitel. Heimstätte Don Ferdinand Sterzingers -- Drittes Kapitel. Lehr- und Wanderjahre -- Viertes Kapitel. Neues Licht -- Fünftes Kapitel. Meisterjahre stillen Wirkens im Dienste der kurbayerifchen Akademie -- Sechstes Kapitel. Aberglaube und Hexenwahn -- Siebentes Kapitel. Kriegsjahre im Dienste der Aufklärung 1766-1776 -- Ac...

Frontmatter -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Einleitung -- 2. Juni -- I. Kongrefssitzung. Montag, den 3.Juni 1907 -- Besichtigungen. Dienstag, den 4. Juni 1907 -- 5. Juni -- Donnerstag , den 6. Juni -- Freitag, den 7. Juni -- Verzeichnis der Teilnehmer

Frontmatter -- Inhaltsübersicht -- EINLEITUNG / Redlich, Oswald -- Die Kaiser- und Königsurkunden des Mittelalters in Deutschland. Frankreich und Italien -- Vorwort / Erben, Wilhelm -- I. Kanzleigeschichte / Erben, Wilhelm -- II. Die äufseren Merkmale der Diplome von den Merowingern bis zum Ende der Salier / Erben, Wilhelm -- III. Die äufseren Merkmale der Diplome im Zeitalter der Staufer / Erben, Wilhelm -- IV. Die äufseren Merkmale der Diplo...

Cambridge scholar and political philosopher John Neville Figgis examines how ideas concerning politics and religion changed during the Renaissance.Drawing on a range of pertinent texts from a period spanning over two centuries, Figgis examines how some of the finest scholars of the Renaissance era established and refined their ideas. In the earlier part of the period, politics was deeply intertwined with the Catholic Church and the authority o...