A Brief History of the Nations and of Their Progress in Civilization (Classic Reprint)
A Brief History of the Nations and of Their Progress in Civilization (Classic Reprint)

Author: George Park Fisher

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-01

Total Pages: 618

ISBN-13: 9781330533321

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Excerpt from A Brief History of the Nations and of Their Progress in Civilization Although this work is based on the author's larger work, the "Outlines of Universal History," which is designed for more advanced pupils, it is not a mere abridgment of that work, but a considerable portion of the matter is recast. In the present volume, the aim is to bring together the most important facts of history in their due order and connection, with the inclusion, as far as the space will permit, of such illustrative details as may prevent the narrative from being a dry summary - a skeleton without flesh and blood. Of course, a book which is intended for pupils and readers generally should eschew everything that savors of the spirit of sect or party, and record only well-established judgments respecting persons and events. In the Introduction the author has aimed to present certain underlying facts of history and to explain the nature of historical evidence, and thus to open the way for a clear comprehension of the narrative that follows. While the Ancient. Period is treated with sufficient fullness to meet the wants of the pupils for whom the book is written, more room is given to the Mediaeval and Modern Periods than is customary in the books of this character. It is the author's conviction that the broad field of history since the fall of the Roman Empire demands a larger space in popular instruction than is usually allotted to 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.

A Brief History of the Nations and of Their Progress in Civilization
A Brief History of the Nations and of Their Progress in Civilization

Author: George Park Fisher

Publisher: Arkose Press

Published: 2015-10-25

Total Pages: 630

ISBN-13: 9781345352801

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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.

A Brief History of the Nations and of Their Progress in Civilization
A Brief History of the Nations and of Their Progress in Civilization

Author: George Park Fisher

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9781230185767

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... it made the electoral states indivisible, inalienable, and hereditary in the male line. Wenceslaus and Sigismund.--Wenceslaus, the Wenzel, the son of Charles IV. (1378-1400), was a coarse and cruel king, under whom all the old disorders of the interregnum sprang up anew. In 1410 Sigismund, the brother of Wenceslaus, was chosen king, and in 1433 was crowned emperor. In the reign of Sigismund the doctrines of Vyclif had penetrated from England into Bohemia, and a strong party, of which John Huss was the principal leader, advocated changes in the Church, both doctrinal and practical: this led to the trial of Huss for heresy at the Council of Constance. He was condemned as a heretic and burned at the stake in 1415. Jerome of Prague, another reformer, was dealt with in the same way by the same council (1416). Ziska, a Bohemian, led the revolt induced by the doings of the council. The more fanatical portion of the Hussites--as the followers of Huss were called--were at length defeated and crushed; but with the moderate party the Council of Basle (1431-1449) concluded a treaty after Ziska had defeated the imperial troops. Switzerland.--Switzerland, originally a part of the kingdom of Aries, had been ceded, with this kingdom, to the German Empire in 1033. Within it was established a lay and ecclesiastical feudalism. In the twelfth century the cities--Zurich, Basle, Berne, and Freiburg--began to be centers of trade, and gained municipal privileges. The three mountain cantons cherished the spirit of freedom. The counts of Hapsburg, after the beginning of the thirteenth century, exercised a cer'tain indefinite jurisdiction in the land. They endeavored to transform this into an actual sovereignty. Two of the cantons received charters placing them in...

The Rise and Progress of Civilization in the Hairy Nation (Classic Reprint)
The Rise and Progress of Civilization in the Hairy Nation (Classic Reprint)

Author: Henry C. Ethell

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-05

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9780267816552

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Excerpt from The Rise and Progress of Civilization in the Hairy Nation This is a book, and nothing else. There no advertisements in 1t. It has not been con structed or modified to please or displease any body. I think the title fairly describes the book: that it is what it professes to be - a picture of civ iliz'ation, in its rise and in the various stages of the short period of its progress, in Davis county, Iowa, otherwise the Hairy Nation. The plan of reviewing each top1c, from the beginning to the present, separately, seemed to me the best, as affording the best hope of holding the interest of the reader to the end. The history of the settlement of the United States may be divided into three periods, as dis tinct in manner as in time. The first covers the settlement of the Atlantic coast and a fringe west of the Alleghanies. During this period the white race was forcing an entrance into thewilderness, by rude, unaided strength; the greater part of the continent lying before, an un known and dreaded, country. The second pe riod covers the settlement of the country from the Ohio to the Missouri; when the White inhab itants of the United States were secure in their mastery of the continent, and were steadily pushing the Indians and the wolves before them, lmile by mile and the railroads and other new and powerful agents of civilization were closely following, and supporting their march. The third period, the one now in progress, covers the settlement of the, Open country west of the Mis souri; where the railroads have gone in front, and wherea great proportion of the settlers have gone at one leap from the heart of Amer ican civilization, carrying with them most of its aids and. Comforts and some of even its luxuries. 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.

History of the Names of Men, Nations, and Places, Vol. 1
History of the Names of Men, Nations, and Places, Vol. 1

Author: L. H. Mordacque

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-06

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 9780267976584

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Excerpt from History of the Names of Men, Nations, and Places, Vol. 1: In Their Connection With the Progress of Civilization The present essay will form part only of a larger work, in which it is my intention to treat of Civili zation, from the earliest historic periods to the con elusion of the eighteenth eentury. I must, therefore. 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.

Lecture on the Study of History, Applied to the Progress of Civilization (Classic Reprint)
Lecture on the Study of History, Applied to the Progress of Civilization (Classic Reprint)

Author: UNKNOWN. AUTHOR

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-07-04

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9781330703281

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Excerpt from Lecture on the Study of History, Applied to the Progress of Civilization The offspring of ages, humanity, that ever-moving and ever-changing, multiple being, sums up all human existence; and all things earthly, from the empire that crumbles into dust, to the heart that breaks in its agony, are absorbed in its vast recipients, and modify it with their substances and their energies. Hence, death is but an ascending transformation; and the life of nations a time-mark in universal life - a stray leaf from a majestic tree - a page from a speaking volume, by which we explain the import of the present and the future, through the revealings of the past. Such is the position which man occupies in the panorama of history, the philosophy of which, applied to the civilization of mankind, we mean to glance at in this disquisition. But before proceeding with the subject, we would bespeak the indulgence of the society for one general remark, which may not be unnecessary to a better understanding of the views which we shall unfold, in the fulfilment of the duty kindly assigned us by the partiality of our associates. That axiom - for it may justly be so termed - is, that the development of society is wrought, not in a direct, but in a spiral, line. Humanity, in its ascending course, has, not unfrequently, recoiled upon itself, the more forcibly to act against some sudden and intervening obstacle. It fulfils its destinies by two distinct and alternate movements - one of creation and the other of destruction. The latter - in the midst of which the former order of things is annulled, whether by reason of its dangers or its insufficiency - obtains till the advent of the providential hour, that reveals a new principle of order to the world. 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.

People's History of the United States
People's History of the United States

Author: John Clark Ridpath

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-08

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9780656077960

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Excerpt from People's History of the United States: The Progress of Civilization in North America, From the Coming of the White Races to the Last Decade of the Nineteenth Century Two reasons may be assigned for dwelling with tolerable fullness upon this part of our career as a people. The first is the inherent interest which the early ages of our history possess and the second is the dependency of our larger development upon the Colonial planting. He who dwells with care on the matters presented in our age of discovery can hardly fail to find in the same such interest as the drama furnishes to the eager and curious mind. He who studies with attention the facts present in our Colonial epoch will discover in the same the fundamental conditions of the larger national life which has arisen therefrom. 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.

A Short History of Progress
A Short History of Progress

Author: Ronald Wright

Publisher: House of Anansi

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0887847064

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Each time history repeats itself, so it's said, the price goes up. The twentieth century was a time of runaway growth in human population, consumption, and technology, placing a colossal load on all natural systems, especially earth, air, and water — the very elements of life. The most urgent questions of the twenty-first century are: where will this growth lead? can it be consolidated or sustained? and what kind of world is our present bequeathing to our future?In his #1 bestseller A Short History of Progress Ronald Wright argues that our modern predicament is as old as civilization, a 10,000-year experiment we have participated in but seldom controlled. Only by understanding the patterns of triumph and disaster that humanity has repeated around the world since the Stone Age can we recognize the experiment's inherent dangers, and, with luck and wisdom, shape its outcome.