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H. E. BIRD CHESS HISTORY AND REMINISCENCES

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Henry Edward Bird (Portsea in Hampshire, 14 July 1830 – 11 April 1908) was an English chess player, and also an outstanding author and accountant. He wrote a book titled Chess History and Reminiscences, and another titled An Analysis of Railways in the United Kingdom. Although Bird was a practicing accountant, not a professional chess player, it has been said that he "lived for chess, and would play anybody anywhere, any time, under any conditions." [more]

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Helen Elliott Bandini History of California

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Helen Elliott Bandini (June 1854 - 1912) was an American writer, primarily of Californian history. Helen Elliott Bandini was born in Indianapolis and educated in public schools. She came to California in 1874 when her father, Thomas B Elliot, was president of Indiana Colony, which founded Pasadena, California. She married Arturo Bandini who was the author of several books, including Navidad, a description of Christmas in Old California. Bandini came to California in 1874. [more]

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J.H.T. McPherson History of Liberia

Johns Hopkins University Studies In Historical And Political Science

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There are but few more interesting spots in Africa than the little corner of the west coast occupied by [more]

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Anonymous . Hetty's Strange History

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Anonymous works are works, such as art or literature, that have an anonymous, undisclosed, or unknown creator or [more]

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Helen Elliott Bandini History of California

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Helen Elliott Bandini (June 1854 - 1912) was an American writer, primarily of Californian history. Helen Elliott Bandini was born in Indianapolis and educated in public schools. She came to California in 1874 when her father, Thomas B Elliot, was president of Indiana Colony, which founded Pasadena, California.She married Arturo Bandini who was the author of several books, including Navidad, a description of Christmas in Old California. [more]

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M. H. Spielmann The History of "Punch"

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Marion Harry Alexander Spielmann (London 22 May 1858 – 1948) was a prolific Victorian art critic and scholar [more]

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GEORGE RAWLINSON HISTORY OF PHOENICIA

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Canon George Rawlinson (23 November 1812 – 7 October 1902) was a 19th-century English scholar, historian, and Christian theologian. He was born at Chadlington, Oxfordshire,[1] and was the younger brother of Sir Henry Rawlinson.Having taken his degree at the University of Oxford (from Trinity College) in 1838, he was elected to a fellowship at Exeter College, Oxford, in 1840, of which from 1842 to 1846 he was fellow and tutor. He was ordained in 1841, was Bampton lecturer in 1859, and was Camden Professor of Ancient History from 1861 to 1889. [more]

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George Rawlinson History Of Phoenicia

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Canon George Rawlinson (23 November 1812 – 7 October 1902) was a 19th-century English scholar, historian, and Christian theologian. He was born at Chadlington, Oxfordshire,[1] and was the younger brother of Sir Henry Rawlinson. Having taken his degree at the University of Oxford (from Trinity College) in 1838, he was elected to a fellowship at Exeter College, Oxford, in 1840, of which from 1842 to 1846 he was fellow and tutor. He was ordained in 1841, was Bampton lecturer in 1859, and was Camden Professor of Ancient History from 1861 to 1889. [more]

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Hutton Webster Early European History

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This book aims to furnish a concise and connected account of human progress during ancient, medieval, and early modern times. It should meet the requirements of those high schools and preparatory schools where ancient history, as a separate discipline, is being supplanted by a more extended course introductory to the study of recent times and contemporary problems. Such a course was first outlined by the Regents of the University of the State of New York in their Syllabus for Secondary Schools, issued in 1910. [more]

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B. H. Roberts Its History and Achievements

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Brigham Henry Roberts (March 13, 1857 – September 27, 1933) was a Mormon leader, historian, and politician. He published a popular six-volume history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and also wrote Studies of the Book of Mormon (unpublished until after his death), which discussed the validity of the Book of Mormon as an ancient record. Roberts was denied a seat as a member of United States Congress because of his practice of plural marriage. [more]

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