This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ...blood-letting going on all over the globe. Spain was wasting the Netherlands with fire and sword. The Turks were in continual war with the nations of southern and western Europe. Eight years before Smith's birth the great battle of Lepanto was fought between the Turks and the Spanish, Italians, and Venetians ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ...blood-letting going on all over the globe. Spain was wasting the Netherlands with fire and sword. The Turks were in continual war with the nations of southern and western Europe. Eight years before Smith's birth the great battle of Lepanto was fought between the Turks and the Spanish, Italians, and Venetians under Duke John of Austria. Cervantes served as a common soldier in this battle under the banner of Spain. It shattered the sea-power of the Turks, but on land they continued to terrorize Europe until John Sobeski turned them back before the walls of Vienna one hundred years later. It was in this same year of 1579 that Sir Walter Raleigh and his half-brother, Sir Humphrey, sailed for America on a voyage of discovery under a patent from the queen, giving them the right "to discover and take possession of such remote, heathen, and barbarous lands as were not actually possessed by any Christians, or inhabited by any Christian people." Rome was at open war with England, and Pope Gregory issued his famous bull against the heretic nation. As for Spain and France, war was chronic between them and England. Spain was then a mighty power. She held sway over a portion of Italy and over the Low Countries. Her generals were able and ruthless. She had plundered the New World of countless treasure in gold and silver, and scores of her galleons were engaged in bringing the spoil home. A papal decree gave the New World to Spain, but Englishmen were hurrying to dispute this claim. It was in 1580 that Drake dropped anchor in Plymouth harbour, having completed the circuit of the globe, bringing back with him half a million of Spanish treasure. Queen Elizabeth honoured the great freebooter with knighthood, and wore some of the jewels he had taken from...
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Spine label chipped and rubbed, wear to the extremeties, minor discoloration to covers, presentation on first blank page in heavy ink bleeding through, edges darkened, endpapers heavily foxed with a some to the interior, else good sound condition. Presentation copy signed by the author. Maroon cloth with paper spine label, 245pp.
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Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The Philosopher Press, 1902, Second Edition 1st edition published in 1899, 8vo, 259 pages. Brown cloth hardcover with a faux leather spine, lettering in gilt, no dust jacket. Wear to edges at spine top, rubbing to spine, some splitting to top of front board at spine, bookplate. Book in good condition.