History
epub |eng | 2010-11-11 | Author:Marshall, H. E. [Marshall, H. E.]

BACON WAS GENERALLY ACCOMPANIED BY A GENTLEMAN OF THE HOUSEHOLD, WHO WAS READY TO SET DOWN HIS THOUGHTS. He was not soured or bitter. "Though his fortunes may have changed," ...
( Category: Europe June 8,2017 )
epub |eng | 2010-11-11 | Author:Marshall, H. E. [Marshall, H. E.]

CHAPTER LI Regent Albany—The Story of the Battle of Harlaw THE old King was dead, and his young son was a prisoner in England, so the Duke of Albany had ...
( Category: Scotland June 8,2017 )
epub |eng | 2010-11-13 | Author:Tappan, Eva March [Tappan, Eva March]

ST. FRANCIS PREACHING TO THE BIRDS Saint Francis cared little for the learning that comes from books; but educated men were charmed with his sincerity and his lovable character and ...
( Category: Europe June 8,2017 )
epub |eng | 2010-11-10 | Author:Kemp, Ellwood W. [Kemp, Ellwood W.]

How Rome Conquered the World, But Destroyed Herself WHEN Carthage was conquered and destroyed, Rome's struggle for life was over. For five hundred years and more she had been meeting ...
( Category: Ancient June 8,2017 )
epub |eng | 2010-11-12 | Author:Pratt, Mara L. [Pratt, Mara L.]

STOCKS AND PILLORY Such punishments would seem unchristian now, but they were very common in those days. The New England people were also very strict regarding the Sabbath. As soon ...
( Category: Colonial & Revolutionary June 7,2017 )
epub |eng | 2010-11-12 | Author:Synge, M. B. [Synge, M. B.]

CHAPTER XXIX The Founding of Quebec "Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near, and the daylight's past." —T. MOORE, (Canadian Boat Song). WHILE Henry Hudson was ...
( Category: Colonial Period June 7,2017 )
epub |eng | 2010-11-10 | Author:Kemp, Ellwood W. [Kemp, Ellwood W.]

How the Reformation Came About, and How It Influenced History in Europe and America 1550–1650 A.D. THE word Reformation comes from two Latin words, "formare," meaning to form, and "re," ...
( Category: Renaissance June 7,2017 )
epub |eng | 2010-11-10 | Author:Kemp, Ellwood W. [Kemp, Ellwood W.]

A Visit to Athens When Greece Was in Her Greatest Beauty WHEN the Persians were at last driven away from Greece the people had time to look around and see ...
( Category: Ancient June 7,2017 )
epub |eng | 2010-11-10 | Author:Kemp, Ellwood W. [Kemp, Ellwood W.]

The Crusades, and How the Thought of Europe Was Enlarged through Them 1096–1276 A.D. DURING the period from about 1100 to 1300 A.D., the Crusade movements eastward were going on. ...
( Category: Medieval June 7,2017 )
mobi |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Susan Campbell Bartoletti

But there was a caveat. “One thing she should be made aware of before the tie is bound and that is that I have been insane,” said Gray. “But it ...
( Category: Social Issues March 22,2017 )
epub |eng | | Author:Larry Dane Brimner

When rain began falling in San Diego, many people were caught unaware when normally dry washes became raging torrents of water. Many of San Diego’s backcountry bridges—including this railroad bridge—were ...
( Category: Weather August 25,2016 )
epub |eng | | Author:Marguerite Henry

THE LABRADOR, KING OF RETRIEVERS ON THE FAR-OFF ISLAND OF Newfoundland there was once a big breed of black dogs used as fishermen’s helpers. They swam from ship to shore, ...
( Category: Iditarod & Dog-Sledding August 5,2016 )
epub |eng | | Author:Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

Iris, Stanley, and their chicks on the nest. In late summer, osprey chicks begin to fly. You can see a blue leg band on this chick as it comes in ...
( Category: Oceans & Seas July 25,2016 )
epub |eng | 2015-06-29 | Author:History Channel

Replica of the gold flyer figurine from the Quimbaya civilization The remote-controlled flyer took off down a runway … and flew! Two examples from opposite sides of the planet. Two ...
( Category: Mystery & Wonders July 4,2016 )
epub, pdf |eng | 2011-02-01 | Author:Shirley Jackson [Jackson, Shirley]

The sensational aspects of the examination of Rebecca Nurse did much to overshadow the very brief examination which immediately followed hers. Dorcas Goode, daughter of Sarah Goode, was questioned for ...
( Category: State & Local May 13,2016 )