The preparation of "e;History of Western Maryland"e;, one of the most voluminous works on the history of that party of the United States, imposed a vast responsibility and an immense amount of labor.
The preparation of "e;History of Western Maryland"e;, one of the most voluminous works on the history of that party of the United States, imposed a vast responsibility and an immense amount of labor.
The preparation of "e;History of Western Maryland"e;, one of the most voluminous works on the history of that party of the United States, imposed a vast responsibility and an immense amount of labor.
It seems more than passing strange that Atlanta, where the Sherman war machine attained the maximum in destructive force, should have become the most dynamic power in the rehabilitation of the South; that a city which was fed to the flames in times of internecine conflict, should have become as a shining light, leading an exhausted and impoverished people into peaceful conquests out of which came wealth and happiness undreamed.
The author spent much time and took great pains in looking up the early history of Mecklenburg, and left no stone unturned that might throw light on the character of those early patriots, who risked everything to establish independence.
In this volume are reprinted for convenient reference more than ninety documents which are "e;intended to serve either as a basis for the study of the constitutional history of an important period, or as a companion to the political history of the time.
When, at the beginning of the last quarter of the eighteenth century, it became increasingly evident that the thirteen American Colonies would revolt from Great Britain and attempt to establish their independence, and when it became necessary for all men to take sides on the great question, a large number of Americans of wealth and abilities remained loyal to their King.
Tullidge's monumental work on the beautiful desert metropolis, its history and growth, its evolution and its most significant troubles is obviously also a history of Mormonism and its growth and development in Utah, written by "e;authority of the Council and under supervision of its Committee on Revision,"e; and therefore giving a picture of Mormonism in the most favorable light in which it is possible to present the institution to the public.
Tullidge's monumental work on the beautiful desert metropolis, its history and growth, its evolution and its most significant troubles is obviously also a history of Mormonism and its growth and development in Utah, written by "e;authority of the Council and under supervision of its Committee on Revision,"e; and therefore giving a picture of Mormonism in the most favorable light in which it is possible to present the institution to the public.
'The Battle of April 19, 1775' obviously deals with the fights in Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Arlington, Cambridge, Somerville and Charlestown, Massachusetts.
The history of the city of Washington, it is believed, could in no way be more effectively supplied than by telling the story, so far as possible, in the words of the participants.
The text is closely confined to the colonial period; but the mode of presentation is extraordinary indeed to those accustomed to the prosaic methods of town and village historians.
Since Washington Irving with delicious humor satirized the Dutchmen who founded New York, many writers have handled the history of America's chief city.
This history of Contra Costa County should prove to be the most complete compilation of local chronicles that has up to this time been offered to the citizens of one of the loveliest counties in the United States.
This is a short book that was originally called forth by a double anniversary, the centennial of the Fulton steamboat and the three hundredth anniversary of Hudson's great discovery.
The purpose of this book, which was originally published at the beginning of the 20th century, was to make Washington visible to voters, so that they could be guided in criticism upon abuses such as have been related.
'In Olde Massachusetts - Sketches of old times during the early days of the commonwealth' is a collection of articles taken from papers first printed in 1880-1890 in various journals not generally accessible.
Father Knickerbocker himself seems to come to life and tells of the people whom he knew and the incidents of which he was a part, with all the interest that comes of actual-personal participation.
Miss Mackall in the 'Early Days of Washington' has written and compiled one of the first histories of Washington and of the District of Columbia which shows mark of authority and careful preparation.
It is the design of this book to preserve for the people of Franklin County an imperishable record of its early history - now existing only in scattering and detached papers and records, which are every year wasting away.
Miss Killikelly's book is more than a history of Pittsburgh, and all but serves as a history of Allegheny County, of which Pittsburgh has long been the metropolis, and which since the creation of the Greater Pittsburgh - brought about since this book was published - stands more than ever as the expression of the civic activities of its adjacent territory.
'The History of the Revolution in Texas' can be pronounced a clear and rapid narrative of the different events which have attended that piratical outbreak.
Lundy's pamphlet on "e;The War in Texas"e; is not only the best account, up to that time, of the Texas conspiracy, but closes with the remarkable prediction of the Southern Confederacy, which established itself twenty-five years later: "e;Our countrymen, in fighting for the union of Texas with the United States, will be fighting for that which at no distant period will inevitably dissolve the Union.
