PDF Books in History of Revolutions
Builders of United Italy
by Rupert Sargent HollandBuilders of United Italy, written by Rupert Sargent Holland is a historic work, any Italian should read. The author describes eight most influential personalities who shaped the united Italy from dismantled states to the Italy of today. The poetical voice of Alfieri, the literary works Manzoni, the philosophical thoughts of Gioberty, the father ..
The Revolutions of Portugal
by Abbot De VertotThe Revolutions of Portugal is an unbiased historical account of the Portugal revolution written by Abbot De Vertot, who has also written many such works like The revolutions of Sweden, and The Revolutions of Rome. This historical work has been written unbiased with extracts collected from writing of several French, Spanish, Portuguese and..
The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire
by S. W. PartingtonThe Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire is a historical account written by the English historian by S. W. Partington, the author of another historical work “The History of Furniture”. Partington mentioned in the introductory note that the history of the pre-Norman conquest remains blank for the contemporary readers. This book is an attem..
Andersonville - A Story of Rebel Military Prisons
by John McElroyAndersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons is the historical account of the exploration of the Confederate prisoner of war camp, written by the American Journalist and soldier John McElroy who was confined in the prison for fifteen months during the American civil war. His other notable works are The Red Acorn, The Economic Functions of Vice,..
Inside the Russian Revolution
by Rheta Childe DorrEarly in May, 1917, I went to Russia, eager to see again, in the hour of her deliverance, a country in whose struggle for freedom I had, for a dozen years, been deeply interested. I went to Russia a socialist by conviction, an ardent sympathizer with revolution, having known personally some of the brave men and women who suffered imprisonment and e..
The United Empire Loyalists
by W. Stewart WallaceThe United Empire Loyalists have suffered a strange fate at the hands of historians. It is not too much to say that for nearly a century their history was written by their enemies. English writers, for obvious reasons, took little pleasure in dwelling on the American Revolution, and most of the early accounts were therefore American in their origin..
A Vision of the Future, Based on the Application of Ethical Principles
by Jane Hume ClappertonThe world of thought has acquired new knowledge since then; and many social changes have occurred. The present volume is not a replica of that work, although, as before, my aim has been to gather together the currents of meliorism pursuing diverse courses throughout society and to throw upon these the light of fresh knowledge gained by investigator..