Download or read book The Great American Book of Biography Illustrious Americans written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great American Book of Biography Illustrious Americans Their Lives and Great Achievements written by International Publishing Co. (Phil Pa.) and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book Illustrious Americans written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Gallery of Illustrious Americans Containing the Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Twenty four of the Most Eminent Citizens of the American Republic Since the Death of Washington written by F. D'Avignon and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book GRT AMER BK OF BIOG written by Hamilton Wright 1846-1916 Mabie and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Gallery of Illustrious Americans written by Mathew B. Brady and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Great American Novel written by Philip Roth and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ruppert Mundys, once the greatest baseball team in America, are now in a terminal decline, their line-up filled with a disreputable assortment of old men, drunks and even amputees. Around them baseball itself seems to be collapsing, brought down by a bizarre mixture of criminality, stupidity, and The Great Communist Conspiracy, aimed at the very heart of the American way of life. In this hilarious and wonderfully eccentric novel Philip Roth turns his attention to one of the most beloved of all American rituals: baseball. Players, tycoons and the paying public are all targets as Roth satirises the dense tapestry of myths and legends that have grown up around The Great American Pastime.
Download or read book Four Great Americans written by James Baldwin and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book profiles four of the most important figures in American history: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, and Abraham Lincoln. Through vivid biographical sketches, the author brings to life the struggles and triumphs of these legendary figures, and shows how their lives and achievements helped to shape the country we know today. Filled with insights and anecdotes, this is a must-read for anyone interested in American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Fit for the Presidency written by Seymour Morris and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every four years Americans embark on the ultimate carnival, the Super Bowl of democracy: a presidential election campaign filled with endless speeches, debates, handshakes, and passion. But what about the candidates themselves? In Fit for the Presidency? Seymour Morris Jr. applies an executive recruiter's approach to fifteen presidential prospects from 1789 to 1980, analyzing their résumés and references to determine their fitness for the job. Were they qualified? How real were their actual accomplishments? Could they be trusted, or were their campaign promises unrealistic? The result is a fresh and original look at a host of contenders from George Washington to William McAdoo, from DeWitt Clinton to Ronald Reagan. Gone is the fluff of presidential campaigns, replaced by broad perspective and new insights on candidates seeking the nation's highest office.
Download or read book The Four Great American Series written by James Baldwin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Four Great American Series: Biographical Stories of Great Americans for Young Americans While one was a baby rocking in his cradle, the other was still so small that he played about in dresses like a girl. 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 digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book America s great written by Gene Moss and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains one hundred biographical sketches of great Americans.
Download or read book Sketch of the Life of the Illustrious Washington First President of the United States of America Classic Reprint written by Mrs. A. Saint-George and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sketch of the Life of the Illustrious Washington, First President of the United States of America The Honourable george washington, commander-in-chief of the American forces, and first President of the United States of America, Was born at Bridges Creek, in Virginia, on the 22d of February, in 'the year 1732. He was the son of Augustine Washington, and grandson of John Washington, of respectable connections in the north of England, who settled in America in 1657. Augustine, the fatherof our hero, died in 1743, leaving two daughters, and one son, Lawrence, by his first w1fe Jane Butler George was the eldest son, by his second marriage, with Mary Ball. In boyhood he displayed a great inclination for mathematical pursuits, every thing he did was executed with method, exactness, and neatness: when only thirteen, he had filled thirty folio pages with copies of bills, receipts, and business transactions, which he headed 'forms of Writing? In his manuscripts, which were found at Mount Vernon after hls decease, was the following code of maxims, which, as it formed a foundation of the correct principles from which this great man never deviated in after life, and as they were penned at the same early period of his career, cannot fail to be read with admiration by the friends of this noble character. 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 digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book The Greater Journey written by David McCullough and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 bestseller that tells the remarkable story of the generations of American artists, writers, and doctors who traveled to Paris, fell in love with the city and its people, and changed America through what they learned, told by America’s master historian, David McCullough. Not all pioneers went west. In The Greater Journey, David McCullough tells the enthralling, inspiring—and until now, untold—story of the adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, and others who set off for Paris in the years between 1830 and 1900, hungry to learn and to excel in their work. What they achieved would profoundly alter American history. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in America, was one of this intrepid band. Another was Charles Sumner, whose encounters with black students at the Sorbonne inspired him to become the most powerful voice for abolition in the US Senate. Friends James Fenimore Cooper and Samuel F. B. Morse worked unrelentingly every day in Paris, Morse not only painting what would be his masterpiece, but also bringing home his momentous idea for the telegraph. Harriet Beecher Stowe traveled to Paris to escape the controversy generated by her book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Three of the greatest American artists ever—sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, painters Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargent—flourished in Paris, inspired by French masters. Almost forgotten today, the heroic American ambassador Elihu Washburne bravely remained at his post through the Franco-Prussian War, the long Siege of Paris, and the nightmare of the Commune. His vivid diary account of the starvation and suffering endured by the people of Paris is published here for the first time. Telling their stories with power and intimacy, McCullough brings us into the lives of remarkable men and women who, in Saint-Gaudens’ phrase, longed “to soar into the blue.”
Download or read book Biographical Memoirs of the Illustrious General George Washington written by John Corry and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Biographical Memoirs of the Illustrious General George Washington: Late President of the United States of America, and Commander in Chief of Their Armies, During the Revolutionary War The difputes between Great Enron and her, colonies had now exil'ted; iboye ten years intervals of tranquility. The refervanon duty on tea, the {lationing a army 111 mahachufetts, the continuanc Board comtnihioners m Bollon, and the appomtmg the Governors and Judges of the province, inde pendent of the people, were the caufes of that irritation which pervaded all ranks OF the con1 munrty. 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 digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Top 5 Greatest Americans written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures of important people, places, and events. *Includes bibliographies. Every American can easily recite the highlights of the "Father of Our Country." The remarkable Virginian led an under-resourced rag-tag army to ultimate victory in the American Revolution before becoming the nation's first president, setting every precedent for the executive branch of the new government, from forming a "Cabinet" to limiting himself to two terms. Nobody spent more time in the thick of America's political debates than Thomas Jefferson, one of the most famous and revered Americans. Jefferson was instrumental in all of the aforementioned debates, authoring the Declaration of Independence, laying out the ideological groundwork of the notion of states' rights, leading one of the first political parties, and overseeing the expansion of the United States during his presidency. Before the United States of America even existed, the first American celebrity was Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). Franklin was an author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat, and he used his unique status as an international celebrity to become the colonies' best diplomat. Schoolchildren can recite the life story of Lincoln, the "Westerner" who educated himself and became a self made man, rising from lawyer to leader of the new Republican Party before becoming the 16th President of the United States. Lincoln successfully navigated the Union through the Civil War but didn't live to witness his crowning achievement, becoming the first president assassinated. The life and legend of Dr. King have been told to every American, many of whom come away equating King with the Civil Rights Movement as a whole. But King's life was about far more than leading movements and having dreams.
