Realms of Gold: A Sketch of Western Literature: Historyhttps://ljhammond.com/classics/cl4.htm
also look at modern society in general, including newspapers, movies and literature. Huizinga pays special attention to the economic forces that have shaped American history. In m
A rapid survey of classics in the field of history. Helps the general reader to find readable books on various historical topics.
Joseph Bonaparte, Makers Of History, by John S. C. Abbott.https://www.ajhw.co.uk/books/book71/book71c1/book71c1.html
of France sought her society, and have expressed their admiration of her talents." Pauline Bonaparte. At Montebello the second sister, Pauline, was married to General Leclerc. Pau
Messenger and Advocate Volume 1, Number 7http://www.centerplace.org/history/ma/v1n07.htm
sent or driven out of society. The Rochester Observer, one of the principal Presbytarian [Presbyterian] organs of the day, introduced the book of Mormon to the world with a flashy
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such as the Dickens society, the Sherlock Holmes group, the Jules Verne conventions, and the P. J. Farmer group. They plan to have a flier published which can be given out t
Chapter 4. Magic and Religion. Frazer, Sir James George. 1922. The Golden Boughhttp://www.publicappeal.org/library/unicorn/Frazer/9.html
backward state of human society now known to us we find magic thus conspicuously present and religion conspicuously absent, may we not reasonably conjecture that the civilised rac
Chapter 4. Magic and Religion. Frazer, Sir James George. 1922. The Golden Bough
The Project Gutenberg eBook of "Imperialism" and "The Tracks of Our Forefathers", by Charles Francis Adams.https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16542/16542-h/16542-h.htm
Historical Society Tuesday, December 20, 1898 "In a word, many wise men thought it a time wherein those two miserable adjuncts, which Nerva was deified for uniting, imperium et li
Chapter 20 of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empirehttp://www.ourcivilisation.com/smartboard/shop/gibbone/rome/volume1/chap20.htm
civil obligations of society. But the operation of the wisest laws is imperfect and precarious. They seldom inspire virtue, they cannot always restrain vice. Their power is insuff
Chapter 20 of 'The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire'; conversion of Constantine.
The Spalding Research Project: Paper#12ahttp://solomonspalding.com/SRP/SCIOTA/SRPpap12.htm
John Whitmer Historical Society that same year, I expanded the list somewhat and added my own annotation. Two years later, in my preparation of appendices and supporting reference
Suetonius • Life of Tiberiushttp://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Tiberius*.html
her house or enjoy the society of mankind. Nay more, he even deprived her of the allowance 76 granted her by her father and of her yearly income, under colour of observance
An English translation, linked to the original Latin text. Part of a very large site on classical Antiquity, with many other ancient works.
Chapter 66 of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empirehttps://ccel.org/g/gibbon/decline/volume2/chap66.htm
the lower ranks of society were relieved from the yoke of feudal servitude; and freedom is the first step to curiosity and knowledge. The use, however rude and corrupt, of the Lat
Chapter 66 of 'The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire'— Applications of the Eastern Emperors to the Popes; State of Literature
The Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts: 3rd Manuscripthttps://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/epm/3rd.htm
whole movement; just as society itself produces man as man, so it is produced by him. Activity and consumption, both in their content and in their mode of existence, are social ac
Beginnings of the American People, by Carl Lotus Becker.https://www.gutenberg.org/files/21501/21501-h/21501-h.htm
printed by the Hakluyt Society, 2 vols., London, 1896. Chapter VII gives five reasons for Prince Henry's interest in African exploration. In recent years Henry Vignaud has maintai
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