Monthly Archives: June 2018

A Prince of Good Fellows

A Prince of Good Fellows by Robert Barr

A Prince of Good Fellows by Robert Barr

Robert Barr was a Scottish Journalist, editor, humorist and author. A Prince of Good Fellows is a series of Historical Fiction stories about the young James V, King of Scots (1512 – 1542). The chapters are full of humor and adventure and portrays a young King who is both wise and adventurous.

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A Prince of Good Fellows

A Prince of Good Fellows by Robert Barr

A Prince of Good Fellows by Robert Barr

Robert Barr was a Scottish Journalist, editor, humorist and author. A Prince of Good Fellows is a series of Historical Fiction stories about the young James V, King of Scots (1512 – 1542). The chapters are full of humor and adventure and portrays a young King who is both wise and adventurous.

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History of Egypt, Syria, Babylonia – Vol 3

History of Egypt, Syria, Babylonia - Vol 3 by Gaston Maspero

History of Egypt, Syria, Babylonia – Vol 3 by Gaston Maspero

History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in twelve volumes, was translated from the French original, “Histoire ancienne des peuples de l’Orient classique”. Maspero was a largely self-taught master of hieroglyphic translation. In November 1880, he was placed at the head of a French archeological mission, which developed later into the Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale. Maspero then succeeded Mariette as director-general of excavations and of the antiquities of Egypt.

“Aware that his reputation was then more as a linguist than an archaeologist, Maspero’s first work in the post was to build on Mariette’s achievements at Saqqara. He expanded their scope from the early Old Kingdom to the later, with particular interest in tombs with long and complete hieroglyphic inscriptions that could help illustrate the development of the Egyptian language. Selecting five later Old Kingdom tombs, he was successful in that aim, finding over 4000 lines of hieroglyphics which were then sketched and photographed.

“As an aspect of his attempt to curtail the rampant illegal export of Egyptian antiquities by tourists, collectors and agents for the major European and American museums, Maspero arrested the Abd al-Russul brothers from the notorious treasure-hunting village of Gorna, who confessed under torture to having found the great cache of royal mummies at Deir el-Bahri in July 1881. The cache was moved to Cairo as soon as possible to keep it safe from robbers.

“In 1886 he resumed work begun by Mariette to uncover the Sphinx, removing more than 65 feet of sand and seeking tombs below it (which he did not find, but have later been found but not opened).”

Maspero went on to sponsor and expand the system of national museums and presided over the growing collection of the Bulak Museum. Maspero gave a 17 year old Howard Carter his first Egyptological job – and it was he who recommended Carter to Lord Carnarvon. Carter and Carnarvon would go on to discover the tomb of King Tutankhaman.

In the third volume of this master work, Maspero tackles ancient Chaldea, her Gods and temples, and the civilization of Chaldea. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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The Ordeal of Mark Twain

The Ordeal of Mark Twain by Van Wyck Brooks

The Ordeal of Mark Twain by Van Wyck Brooks

This book analyzes the literary progression of Samuel Clemens and his shortcomings (which are debatable). Brooks attributes Clemens’ increasing sense of pessimism to the repression of his creative spirit due largely to his mother and his wife.

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The United States Constitution

The United States Constitution

The United States Constitution

This 1787 document defines the rights and responsibilities of federal government of the United States of America.

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The Last of the Plainsmen

The Last of the Plainsmen by Zane Grey

The Last of the Plainsmen by Zane Grey

The Last of the Plainsman is about the outstanding true account of a trip made in 1909 by Zane Grey and a plainsman, Buffalo Jones, through the Grand Canyon to lasso a cougar. This part of the west was relatively wild and untamed at this time. Wolves, wild horses, buffalo and other wildlife were quite prevalent, and the Indians were not that friendly.

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The Code of Honor

The Code of Honor by John Lyde Wilson

The Code of Honor by John Lyde Wilson

A handbook of sorts on the rules and regulations in the refined and gentlemanly act of dueling.

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Life of Johnson – Volume 3

Life of Johnson - Volume 3 by James Boswell

Life of Johnson – Volume 3 by James Boswell

This is the third volume of the Biography of Samuel Johnson.

Samuel Johnson’s Life has been documented in great detail by his friends, this biography being originally published by James Boswell, and then edited several times by other persons, such as John Croker, who have been friends of both Samuel Johnson as well as James Boswell.

Already famous during his life time, Samuel Johnson’s biography attracted considerable attention when it was published after Johnson’s death, and continues to be read until today.

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The Guns of Shiloh

The Guns of Shiloh by Joseph A. Altsheler

The Guns of Shiloh by Joseph A. Altsheler

The Northern Army has just be handed a great defeat at Bull Run and is headed back to Washington, DC. How will the North answer this defeat? Follow our hero, Dick Mason, into the Western campaign to find out.

This is the second book in the Civil War Series by Joseph A. Altsheler.

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Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant

Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant

Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant

“In preparing these volumes for the public, I have entered upon the task with the sincere desire to avoid doing injustice to any one, whether on the National or Confederate side, other than the unavoidable injustice of not making mention often where special mention is due. There must be many errors of omission in this work, because the subject is too large to be treated of in two volumes in such way as to do justice to all the officers and men engaged. There were thousands of instances, during the rebellion, of individual, company, regimental and brigade deeds of heroism which deserve special mention and are not here alluded to. The troops engaged in them will have to look to the detailed reports of their individual commanders for the full history of those deeds”.

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