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. 1913 Excerpt: ...among foreigners the name of the "Gold-king of the North." He had a longish face, with a grave, earnest expression, and there was a natural grace and dignity in his bearing and in all his movements, which increased the charm and attractiveness of his person and manner. 1Lavisse and Rambaud, vol. V. p. 547. Hist. Nat. ...
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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. 1913 Excerpt: ...among foreigners the name of the "Gold-king of the North." He had a longish face, with a grave, earnest expression, and there was a natural grace and dignity in his bearing and in all his movements, which increased the charm and attractiveness of his person and manner. 1Lavisse and Rambaud, vol. V. p. 547. Hist. Nat. xvi M 1632-1643 Although many great plans which Gustavus had formed for the benefit of his coreligionists perished with him, the fame of Sweden was well maintained for some time after his death by his generals and by his devoted friend and minister, Oxenstierna, one of the greatest personages of Swedish history, who induced the Protestant princes of south Germany to enter into an alliance with Sweden in 1633, and continued the alliance with France. At the same time, Oxenstierna, in concert with four other great officers of state, conducted the regency during the minority of Gustavus's only child, Christina, following in all respects the directions laid down by the king himself before he left Sweden. The death of Gustavus, nevertheless, had its effect upon the fortune of Swedish arms in Germany, and when, in 1634, the brave but overhasty Gustaf Horn, in consequence of jealousy on the part of Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar, nearly brought an inglorious defeat upon the Swedes at Nordlingen, where he was made captive, the north German princes began to withdraw from their alliance with Sweden, and before another year the majority had followed the example set by the Elector of Saxony and made a humiliating peace with the emperor. They seemed even to aim at expelling the Swedes from Germany; and although Richelieu sent an army over the frontier to cooperate with the Swedish forces, he was an untrustworthy ally at best. Thus after inducing Duke...
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Add this copy of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark (the History of Nations, to cart. $22.00, very good condition, Sold by Persephone's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gastonia, NC, UNITED STATES, published 1932 by P. F. Collier & Son.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xi, 354 pp. The upper fore-corners of the covers are slightly bumped. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. A very well-preserved copy. "Memorial Edition"
