Download or read book The Origin and History of Empire Day Classic Reprint written by John Castell Hopkins and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-11 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Origin and History of Empire Day No man in Canada was more naturally fitted for such a work than Mr. Ross. An aggressive lover of Imperial unity, while, at the same time, a devoted believer in Canadian greatness; an eloquent exponent of the senti ment and higher ideals of British connection at times when practical considerations of material prosperity seemed to, momentarily, point in another direction; a vigorous and consistent advocate of everything in steam ship and cable communication, in tariff preference and trade discrimination, in education through the schools and upon the platform, in defence of common interests upon sea and land, which would help in unifying the Em pire - it was eminently appropriate that the future Pro vincial Premier and Dominion Senator should have de veloped this useful and vital element in the solution of a great problem. Others may have urged the idea in part, or discussed it publicly in some vague form, while Mr. Ross was quietly working it out in the Ontario schools as a result of his 1893 instructions. Mrs. Fessenden, of Hamilton, did do excellent work in this direction during 1897-8, while Lord Meath followed up the definite 0n tario creation of Empire Day in 1899 with his well-known advocacy in England. But to Canada belong-s the honour and to Senator Ross the obvious credit, of initiative and of detailed, specific official action. The first outlines of what is now known as Empire Day are to be found in a volume of patriotic recitations published by the Hon. Geo. W. Ross in 1893, and dedi cated to the teachers of Canada. The object of this volume was to direct the attention of teachers to the importance of cultivating a spirit of [patriotism in their pupils by exercises of a. Patriotic character, and by the recitation of selections in poetry and prose calculated to stir up feelings of loyalty and devotion to their country and Empire. As there were two statutory holidays - the Queen's Birthday and Dominion Day - specially set apart in re cognition of our duty to honour the reigning Sovereign and the founding of our new Dominion, Mr. Ross, then Minister of Education in Ontario, evident ly thought that these days might be used to direct the special attention of the school population to the reasons why they should love their country and cultivate those qualities which make for good citizenship. And, as the volume was intended to show how these holidays could be most effectually used for patriotic purposes, Mr. Ross, on page 3, opened up the subject with A Talk With Teachers regarding the Queen's Birthday, as follows. 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 Origin of Empire written by David Potter and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the Roman army’s first foray beyond its borders and concluding with the death of Hadrian in 138 CE, this panoramic history of the early Roman Empire recounts the wars, leaders, and social transformations that lay the foundations of imperial success. Between 264 BCE, when the Roman army crossed into Sicily, and the death of Hadrian nearly three hundred years later, Rome became one of the most successful multicultural empires in history. In this vivid guide to a fascinating period, David Potter explores the transformations that occurred along the way, as Rome went from republic to mercenary state to bureaucratic empire, from that initial step across the Straits of Messina to the peak of territorial expansion. Rome was shaped by endless political and diplomatic jockeying. As other Italian city-states relinquished sovereignty in exchange for an ironclad guarantee of protection, Rome did not simply dominate its potential rivals—it absorbed them by selectively offering citizenship and constructing a tiered membership scheme that allowed Roman citizens to maintain political control without excluding noncitizens from the state’s success. Potter attributes the empire’s ethnic harmony to its relative openness. This imperial policy adapted and persisted over centuries of internal discord. The fall of the republican aristocracy led to the growth of mercenary armies and to the creation of a privatized and militarized state that reached full expression under Julius Caesar. Subsequently, Augustus built a mighty bureaucracy, which went on to manage an empire ruled by a series of inattentive, intemperate, and bullying chief executives. As contemporary parallels become hard to ignore, The Origin of Empire makes clear that the Romans still have much to teach us about power, governance, and leadership.
Download or read book The Glory Seekers written by William Horace Brown and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Glory Seekers: The Romance of Would-Be Founders of Empire in the Early Days of the Great Southwest Sheep now browse over thousands of unmarked graves of adventurers who invaded Spanish territory bent on conquest; for in almost every raid they paid the mortal penalty of their rashness, and their doom in some degree absolved their transgression. 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 Oxford History of the British Empire The eighteenth century written by Peter James Marshall and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the history of British worldwide expansion from the Glorious Revolution of 1689 to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, a crucial phase in the creation of the modern British Empire.
Download or read book Questions of Empire Classic Reprint written by Rosebery Rosebery and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Questions of Empire Mr. Principal, Ladies, and Gentlemen, this is a pleasant stage in life for many reasons. I had hoped, indeed, that to-day we should have been graced by the presence of our honored and venerated Chancellor, one of the oldest and kindest of my friends, but domestic anxiety at the last moment kept him away. It is rare, I believe, that a Chancellor comes to preside over a Rector's address, - there is, perhaps, some fear of a violent conflict of jurisdiction, - but I should have been all the more honored and pleased by his presence, for I should always be pleased to find him by my side at any period of my life, or in any capacity, as he is a noble and genial specimen of the best type of a Scottish gentleman. Long may he occupy his illustrious chair. And then, on the other hand, there are my young constituents; not merely those who voted for me, but those who voted against me, as well as those who from their unlucky juniority had not the opportunity of doing either. So I stand before you to-day with much gratitude and affection. I have only known in my life two sorts of constituents, the municipal and the academical. Both have been kind to me. Neither has ever rejected me. And I am proud to come and thank you for the great majority by which you elected me last autumn. 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 Awakening of an Empire Classic Reprint written by Robert Grant Webster and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Awakening of an Empire There appears to be no doubt that victory will sooner or later crown the arms of the Entente Powers and their Allies, but it will be neither thorough nor complete if the economic underground working of the Central European States is allowed to be renewed as in the pre-war period. 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 History Its Rise and Development written by Harry Elmer Barnes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History, Its Rise and Development: A Survey of the Progress of Historical Writing From Its Origins to the Present Day In the period of the Hellenic revival in Rome 3 number of Greek historians made con tributions to historical writing of widely dif ferent merit. Among the less notable produc tions were the 'anabasis of Alexander) by Ar rian (c. 95-175 ad.) and the (history of Rome' by Appian, in the same period. Far superior to these were the incisive (history of Rome) of Dio Cassius (c. 155 - 240 the broadly conceived history of the later Roman empire. 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 Jackson Family History Classic Reprint written by Jesse Montgomery Seaver and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-01-16 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Jackson Family History The Jackson Family has been prominent in' the British Empire and in the United States, its members having played important roles in war and in peace. 'family pride is a commendable trait and should be cultivated. All Jack sons have just cause to be proud of their family history and traditions. In reference N o. 14 we find the following regarding the origin and meaning of the name Jackson: The surnames from John are very numerous for, though John itself is rarely used as a family name, its many derivations are familiar to all lan guages. From the name John developed the ever-popular and universal Jack, which gave us Jackson or _son of Jack. In the very ancient days a man was Jack until his real name was learned. Thus we had Jack-of - all-trades - and he was always considered a knowing, clever and sharp-witted fellow. 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 Propaganda and Empire written by John M. MacKenzie and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been said that the British Empire, on which the sun never set, meant little to the man in the street. Apart from the jingoist eruptions at the death of Gordon or the relief of Mafeking he remained stonily indifferent to the imperial destiny that beckoned his rulers so alluringly. Strange, then that for three-quarters of a century it was scarcely possible to buy a bar of soap or a tin of biscuits without being reminded of the idea of Empire. Packaging, postcards, music hall, cinema, boy's stories and school books, exhibitions and parades, all conveyed the message that Empire was an adventure and an ennobling responsibility. Army and navy were a sure shield for the mother country and the subject peoples alike. Boys' brigades and Scouts stiffened the backbone of youth who flocked to join. In this illuminating study John M. Mackenzie explores the manifestations of the imperial idea, from the trappings of royalty through writers like G. A. Henty to the humble cigarette card. He shows that it was so powerful and pervasive that it outlived the passing of Empire itself and, as events such as the Falklands 'adventure' showed, the embers continue to smoulder.
Download or read book Days of History Classic Reprint written by C. V. Calvert and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-29 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Days of History View of our national life by means of scenes, which, based upon historical fact, are to a certain extent dramatic and representative of the feelings of the characters round which they are centred. No attempt has been made to copy slavishly the language of any period or to produce Wardour Street English. At the same time we have somewhat modified modern speech in order to impart an old-world flavour to scenes of long ago. It is quite possible that slight historical inac curacies have crept in here and there; but we believe these are inevitable in dealing imaginatively with details of which little is known. We should be obliged, however, if anyone who notices any such inaccuracy would be good enough to point it out to. 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 Canada and the Empire Classic Reprint written by A. E. de St Dalmas and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-05 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Canada and the Empire These are days when it is well to listen to earnest men speaking their convictions and hopes concerning Canada and the Empire. If they are extravagant we can pardon it. If their reasoning seems sometimes to take too much for granted, or if their opinions are not in full accord with our own, we can nevertheless welcome what they say as a real contribution to those better opinions, to which we shall all be led in due time by experience and a wider observation. Canada is great in fact and in promise now: she will be greater by-and-bye. To-day she is devotedly attached to the British Empire; we earnestly hope, with the author, that this attachment may never weaken. Butas Canada grows greater changes must come within the Empire, and in the relations existing between her and the Mother Country, if her growth is to be relatively as significant to the Empire as to herself. In Great Britain there are a few men who realize this fully, and a multitude who fail to realize it. For this reason pamphlets of this character are needed. The campaign of illumination, by which the British are to learn what Canada is as a field for emigrants from the British Isles and as a source of supply for Britain's needs, will be long and tedious. Mr. St. Dalmas, himself an Englishman, wants to have some part in spreading the light, as this pamphlet, full of facts and prophecies, attests. Having spent nearly thirty years in Canada, and having had special opportunities to discover the vastness of its extent and resources, his enthusiastic hopes have a basis in his own knowledge. While some of his conclusions may not commend themselves to all readers, his buoyant hopefulness, intense Canadian ism, and unreserved candor are certain to make his pamphlet interesting to all who read it. 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 Orangeism written by Ogle Robert Gowan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-27 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Orangeism: Its Origin and History It has been said by Lord Bolingbroke, that the erring nature of man, and the constant state of affairs in this mutable world, often preclude the reception of materials from tradition, and even sometimes from his tory, but such as are generally uncertain in the one case, and perhaps greatly altered from the original in the other. Where the early ages of a Society may be enveloped in some obscurity, though curiosity may prompt to trace it through many Of its intricate and diversified meanderings, yet the abilities of the author will be misspent, and the time of the reader wasted, who may rely on such recitations as upon authentic history. Though it is true that tradition may be often fabulous, and even history occasionally uncertain, yet good ore may be sometimes dug out of the traditions of mankiiid; and the writings of uncertain authors, when patiently sifted, may oftentimes produce pure mineral. It is an Old maxim with philosophers, that it is difficult to understand things thoroughly, un less their origin can be traced, and their principles of action clearly defined. The closer, then, that the beginning of the Orange Society can be inves tigated, and the great and momentous circumstances out of which it grew understood, the more must the mind be informed, the reader gratified, and the work itself rendered complete. 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 History of Rome and the Roman People from Its Origin to the Establishment of the Christian Empire Vol 3 written by Victor Duruy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Rome and the Roman People, From Its Origin to the Establishment of the Christian Empire, Vol. 3: Part II (Death of Cæsar to the Commencement of Augustus) Brutus hesitated; he wished once more to attempt to. Draw the people over, and on the following day (16th of March) he descended into the Forum. His speech, a grave and moderate one, was quietly listened to, but when the prmtor Corn. Cinna, a relative of the dictator, spoke after him and attacked Caesar, the crowd broke forth into cries and threats, and the conspirators, intimidated, hastily retired to the fortress which was defended by their gladiators and men of the people whom they had hired. 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 History of Civilization Vol 1 written by François Guizot and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-13 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of Civilization, Vol. 1: From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French Revolution It is well known that prior to 1789, the Doctrinaires were an educational body. M. Royer-collard had been educated in a college of Doctrinaires, and in the debates of the Chamber his Iogical and lofty understanding always impelling him to sum up the question in a dogmatical form, the word doctrine was often upon his lips, so that one day a wag of the royalist majority cried out, Vozld bien les doctrinaires! The phrase took, and remained as a definition, if not clear, at all events absolute, of the political fraction directed by royer-collard. Let us now explain the origin of that famous canape de la doctrine, which awakens ideas as vague as the divan of the Sublime Porte. One day, Count Beugnot, a doctrinaire, was asked to enumerate the forces of his party. Our party, he replied, could all be accommodated on this canape, (sofa) This phrase also was successful, and the changes were rung on it to such a degree that the multitude came to regard the doctrinaires as a collection of individuals, half-jesuits, half epicureans', seated like Turks, upon downy cushions, and pedantically discoursing about public affairs. 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 Dupleix and Clive written by Henry Dodwell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Dupleix and Clive: The Beginning of Empire Memoire pour La Bourdonnais [and supplement]. Paris, 4to, 17 50-51. Memoire pour La. Gatinais. Paris, 4to, 1750. Memoire pour la famille de Dupleix. Paris, 4to, 1751. 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 Glory of the Empire written by Jean D'Ormesson and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Glory of the Empire is the rich and absorbing history of an extraordinary empire, at one point a rival to Rome. Rulers such as Basil the Great of Onessa, who founded the Empire but whose treacherous ways made him a byword for infamy, and the romantic Alexis the bastard, who dallied in the fleshpots of Egypt, studied Taoism and Buddhism, returned to save the Empire from civil war, and then retired “to learn to die,” come alive in The Glory of the Empire, along with generals, politicians, prophets, scoundrels, and others. Jean d’Ormesson also goes into the daily life of the Empire, its popular customs, and its contribution to the arts and the sciences, which, as he demonstrates, exercised an influence on the world as a whole, from the East to the West, and whose repercussions are still felt today. But it is all fiction, a thought experiment worthy of Jorge Luis Borges, and in the end The Glory of the Empire emerges as a great shimmering mirage, filling us with wonder even as it makes us wonder at the fugitive nature of power and the meaning of history itself.
Download or read book The Empire State in Three Centuries Vol 1 written by Dwight H. Bruce and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Empire State in Three Centuries, Vol. 1: A Narrative of Events by Daniel Van Pelt Importance of Events - Lord John Lovelace Appointed Governor - A Dis agreeable Voyage - Assembly and Governor Meet - How the Contest Began - Death of Lord Lovelace - Governor Hunter's Remarkable Career The Coming of the Palatines - Settlements Along the Hudson - Palatines on the Mohawk River - The Canadian Campaigns - Schuyler Takes Five Sachems to England - The Assembly under Hunter - William Burnet, Governor - His Cultured Tastes - Marriage in New York - Commerce and Revenue of the Day - The French Trade Stopped - The Six Nations Fort Oswego Erected - The Long Assembly - Opposition to Burnet - Re moved to Massachusetts - Death. 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.
