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John S C Abbott
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
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"Napoleon Bonaparte" by John S. C. Abbott is a biography of one of the most famous and controversial figures of European history. The book provides a detailed account of Napoleon's…
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Reproduction of the original: The Life of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones by John S.C. Abbott
The life of General Ulysses S. Grant. Containing a brief but faithful narrative of those military and diplomatic achievements which have entitled him to the confidence and gratitude of his…
American historian John S.C. Abbott wrote The Life and Adventures of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones-Commonly called Paul Jones (1874) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series.
The Life and Adventures of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones Commonly Called Paul Jones, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work…
John Paul Jones (1747-1792) became an American naval hero in the American Revolutionary War after his victory over British ships of war off the east coast of England in 1779…
Miles Standish - The Puritan Captain is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1875. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research…
Captain William Kidd, and Others of the Pirates - Or buccaneers who ravaged the seas, the islands, and the continents of America two hundred years ago. Vol.1 is an unchanged…
American historian John S.C. Abbott wrote David Crockett: His Life and Adventures (1874) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series.
John S. C. Abbott
With Engravings. An historical account of Hortense, one of the world’s noblest women. Hortense’s father fell beneath the slide of the guillotine; her mother was imprisoned and doomed to die…
Presents the story of Ferdinand De Soto, the renowned Spanish soldier of fortune who had served with Pizarro in the conquest of Peru. In 1538 under the patronage of the…
Presents the biography of Miles Standish, the Captain of the Pilgrims. He conducts us in the May Flower, across the Atlantic, lands us at Plymouth, and tells the story of…
George Washington has no superior. The life of Washington reveals to us the state of society in our land, the manners and customs of the people, their joys and griefs…
Boone was the Cowper of the wilderness; a solitary man loving the silent companionship of the woods. He leads us across the Alleghenies to the fields of Kentucky, before any…
Kit Carson was the child of the wilderness. He was by nature a gentleman, and one of the most lovable of men. His life passed rapidly away, before the introduction…
Reveals us the awful condition of North and South America, when there was no protecting law here, and when pirates swept sea and land, inflicting atrocities, the narrative of which…
Includes: Discovery of the Hudson River; The Progress of Discovery; The Commencement of Colonization; The Administration of Van Twiller; War and its Devastations; Governor Stuyvesant; War Between England and Holland…
Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson (December 24, 1809 - May 23, 1868) was an American frontiersman, fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent, and U.S. Army officer. He became a frontier legend…
This book narrates the captivating life story of Josephine, from her humble beginnings to becoming the Empress of France. The author takes you on a journey through Josephine's life, including…
Captain William Kidd - And others of the pirates or buccaneers who ravaged the seas, the islands, and the continents of America two hundred years ago is an unchanged, high-quality…
Reproduction of the original: Daniel Boone by John S.C. Abbott
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Italian explorer and colonizer, whose four transatlantic voyages (1492-93, 1493-96, 1498-1500, and 1502-04) opened the New World for European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643-1687) was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America.
Peter Stuyvesant (1592-1672) served as the director-general of all Dutch possessions in North America and the Caribbean, including the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until 1664.
Miles Standish (1584-1656), an English military officer, who accompanied the Pilgrims on the Mayflower journey and became the first commander of the Plymouth Colony militia, which he remained for the…
George Washington (1732-1799), Father of His Country, was an American general and commander-in-chief of the patriot forces in the American Revolution and served as the first president of the United…
American historian John S.C. Abbott wrote George Washington-Life in America One Hundred Years Ago (1875) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series.
American historian John S.C. Abbott wrote Daniel Boone-The Pioneer of Kentucky (1872) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series.
American historian John S.C. Abbott wrote Christopher Carson: Familiarly Known as Kit Carson (1873) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series.
American historian John S.C. Abbott wrote Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers (1874) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series.
American historian John S.C. Abbott wrote Benjamin Franklin-A Picture of the Struggles of our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago (1876) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series.
Reproduction of the original: Miles Standish by John S.C. Abbott
About the Author John Stevens Cabot Abbott (September 19, 1805 - June 17, 1877), an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine to Jacob and Betsey…
