Seven Ages of Paris
Seven Ages of Paris

Author: Alistair Horne

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2013-11-20

Total Pages: 833

ISBN-13: 0804151695

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In this luminous portrait of Paris, the celebrated historian gives us the history, culture, disasters, and triumphs of one of the world’s truly great cities. While Paris may be many things, it is never boring. From the rise of Philippe Auguste through the reigns of Henry IV and Louis XIV (who abandoned Paris for Versailles); Napoleon’s rise and fall; Baron Haussmann’s rebuilding of Paris (at the cost of much of the medieval city); the Belle Epoque and the Great War that brought it to an end; the Nazi Occupation, the Liberation, and the postwar period dominated by de Gaulle--Horne brings the city’s highs and lows, savagery and sophistication, and heroes and villains splendidly to life. With a keen eye for the telling anecdote and pivotal moment, he portrays an array of vivid incidents to show us how Paris endures through each age, is altered but always emerges more brilliant and beautiful than ever. The Seven Ages of Paris is a great historian’s tribute to a city he loves and has spent a lifetime learning to know. "Knowledgeable and colorful, written with gusto and love.... [An] ambitious and skillful narrative that covers the history of Paris with considerable brio and fervor." —LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW

The Seven Ages of a Medical Scientist
The Seven Ages of a Medical Scientist

Author: George W. Corner

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2017-01-30

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 1512815330

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This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

The Seven Ages of Washington
The Seven Ages of Washington

Author: Owen Wister

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-08-21

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9781333301385

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Excerpt from The Seven Ages of Washington: A Biography To an invitation from the Univeroity of Pennxylvania thi: hooh is due. The Warhington orator thoxen for 1907 found himyelf at a late hour eompelled to renounee hi; taxi, and thij honor fell from him upon me. Saving it: teheme, little of the opeeeh remaim; English meant for the ear of an andienee dfir: in fihre from Engliyh meant for the eye of a reader; heyidej thio, the limit of an addrett out mneh that helong; to the majeet. I had hoped to write thi: hooh short enough to he read in one eomfortahle sitting Jneh hrevity ha: proved heyond my Jhill. I have attempted a full-length portrait of Waxhington, with enough of his time: to 566' him elearly againot for the}, his own writing, so admirahly edited hy Mr. Worthington Channeey Ford in fonrteen are the material. My other anthoritie: are noted in a taole at the end. Certain aneedotet, not hefore given to the pith/it, are due to the hindneu offriend: and to tome privately pnhlixhed memoirx. Many thing that. 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.

The Seven Ages of Washington
The Seven Ages of Washington

Author: Owen Wister

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2019-03-12

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9781010061007

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Washington's Birthday
Washington's Birthday

Author: Various

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-11

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13:

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Washington's Birthday is a collection of poems on the American Holiday commonly known as Washington's Birthday or Presidents' Day by various authors. Excerpt: "Welcome, thou festal morn! Never be passed in scorn Thy rising sun, Thou day forever bright With Freedom's holy light, That gave the world the sight Of Washington. Unshaken 'mid the storm, Behold that noble form— That peerless one— With his protecting hand, Like Freedom's angel stand The guardian of our land, Our Washington."