Rossiter Johnson: 24 books

There are three different lines along which we have succeeded in securing some knowledge of these our distant ancestors, three telephones from the past, over which they send to us confused and feeble murmurings, whose fascination makes only more maddening the vagueness of their speech. First, we have...

Volume 3 of the Great Events of World History! Featuring: GERMANICUS IN GERMANY, by Tacitus THE CRUCIFIXION, by Frederic Farrar THE RISE AND SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY, by Renan, Wise & Newman BURNING OF ROME UNDER NERO, by Sienkiewicz & Tacitus PERSECUTION OF THE CHRISTIANS UNDER NERO, by Frederic...

The offender, says an Italian proverb, never forgives; and it is a singular fact that the deepest resentments and the most implacable hatreds are not those arising from a sense of injuries received, but from injuries inflicted. The victim of a deliberate wrong seldom treasures up a purpose of revenge,...

The offender, says an Italian proverb, never forgives; and it is a singular fact that the deepest resentments and the most implacable hatreds are not those arising from a sense of injuries received, but from injuries inflicted. The victim of a deliberate wrong seldom treasures up a purpose of revenge,...

The epic unfolding of the Great Events of World History continues with Volume 5! Featuring: FEUDALISM: ITS FRANKISH BIRTH AND ENGLISH DEVELOPMENT, by William Stubbs DECAY OF THE FRANKISH EMPIRE & THE DIVISION INTO MODERN FRANCE, GERMANY, AND ITALY, by Francois Guizot CAREER OF ALFRED THE GREAT,...

A History of the War of 1812-15 between the United State and Great Britain is a classic overview of the War of 1812. A table of contents is included.

A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians.

The Great Events of World History, Volume 9! Featuring: LUTHER BEGINS THE REFORMATION IN GERMANY, by Julius Koestlin & Jean Audin NEGRO SLAVERY IN AMERICA – ITS INTRODUCTION BY LAW, by Arthur Helps FIRST CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE GLOBE – MAGELLAN REACHES THE LADRONES AND PHILIPPINES, by Joan...

THE GREAT EVENTS (FROM THE RISE OF GREECE TO THE CHRISTIAN ERA)

Surrender of Marshal Tallard at the Battle of Blenheim, Painting by R. Caton Woodville. The Duke of Monmouth humiliates himself before King James II, Painting by J. Pettie, A.R.A. Charles XII carried on a litter during the Battle of Poltava, Painting by W. Hauschild. %AN OUTLINE NARRATIVE%