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  • Effects of Glucose and Salts on the Wearing Quality of Sole Leather

    This is a comprehensive scientific investigation into the effects of glucose and salts on sole leather, originally published by the United States Department of Commerce in 1919. The study is explained in detail and its results presented clearly and concisely with the aid of tables, illustrations, and photographs. This vintage book is recommended or those with an interest in leather boot and shoe ... Read more

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  • Russia and Turkey in the Nineteenth Century

    The Pergamum Collection publishes books history has long forgotten. We transcribe books by hand that are now hard to find and out of print. ... Read more

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  • France in the Nineteenth Century

    In "France in the Nineteenth Century," Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer offers a profound exploration of the social, political, and cultural transformations that shaped France during a tumultuous hundred years. The book is characterized by a vivid narrative style that intertwines meticulous historical detail with personal anecdotes, providing insights into the lives of everyday French citizens amidst ... Read more

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  • Ursula (Mobi Classics)

    Entering Nemours by the road to Paris, we cross the canal du Loing, the steep banks of which serve the double purpose of ramparts to the fields and of picturesque promenades for the inhabitants of that pretty little town. Since 1830 several houses had unfortunately been built on the farther side of the bridge. If this sort of suburb increases, the place will lose its present aspect of graceful ... Read more

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  • An Historical Mystery

    Series series The Human Comedy: Scenes from Political Life
    'An Historical Mystery' tells the story of a mysterious kidnapping, coupled with the romantic intrigue blossoming within the higher circles of power while Napoleon I was at the height of his reign. A narrative similar to that of an Elizabethan revenge tragedy, one conspiracy bleeds into another to reveal the murky depths of the French sociopolitical arena at the time.By using his infamous ... Read more

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  • The Bagpipers

    by George Sand ...
    Translated by Katharine P Wormeley ...
    Experience the resplendent world of 19th-century France in George Sand's masterpiece, "The Bagpipers". This immersive work of fiction portrays the epic journey of a talented young bagpiper from a small French village, who dares to challenge the traditions of his time in pursuit of musical excellence. Sand, with her uncanny flair for character development and deep understanding of human nature, ... Read more

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  • Adieu (Mobi Classics)

    This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. ... Read more

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  • Catherine De Medici (Mobi Classics)

    When we think of the enormous number of volumes that have been published on the question as to where Hannibal crossed the Alps, without our being able to decide to-day whether it was (according to Whittaker and Rivaz) by Lyon, Geneva, the Great Saint-Bernard, and the valley of Aosta; or (according to Letronne, Follard, Saint-Simon and Fortia d'Urbano) by the Isere, Grenoble, Saint-Bonnet, Monte ... Read more

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    The Other Side of War

    With the Army of the Potomac

    Unabridged

    4 hours 34 min

    Every memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever. The Other Side of the War reveals the war as experienced by the thousands of women volunteered to work in hospitals and for the Sanitary Commission, the organization that advocated better practices and lobbied for increased supplies.Katharine Prescott Wormeley was one of those ... Read more

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  • Beatrix

    Honore de Balzac excelled at creating unforgettable characters, but most of his creations were works of pure fiction. Many critics have asserted that the novel Beatrix is a roman a clef depicting the life of the French memoirist George Sand, as well as the larger cultural shift from an era of genteel aristocracy and class stratification to a more democratic way of living. ... Read more

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  • The Deputy of Arcis

    Before beginning to describe an election in the provinces, it is proper to state that the town of Arcis-sur-Aube was not the theatre of the events here related. ... Read more

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  • The Brotherhood of Consolation

    On a fine evening in the month of September, 1836, a man about thirty years of age was leaning on the parapet of that quay from which a spectator can look up the Seine from the Jardin des Plantes to Notre-Dame, and down, along the vast perspective of the river, to the Louvre. There is not another point of view to compare with it in the capital of ideas. We feel ourselves on the quarter-deck, as it ... Read more

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