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  • Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    Few periods in history have become so intertwined with legend as the era of the buccaneers-or 'pirates' as they later became known. Originally privateers commissioned by the French, and later by the English and Dutch crowns, to hunt Spanish ships in the Caribbean Sea during the 17th century, the innate lawlessness of the profession inevitably spiraled out of control. The buccan...
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    24,33 €

  • History of Maria Antoinette
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    The tragic drama of Maria Antoinette-otherwise known as Marie Antoinette-and her bloody end during the French Revolution has fascinated students of history from all over the world, but rarely have the full facts been so completely captured and mapped out as in this wonderful retelling by master storyteller John Abbott.The fifth child of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Empe...
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    22,29 €

  • Josephine
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    'Know the woman, and you will know the man' is a proverb oft-repeated, and nowhere is it proved truer than in this highly insightful biography of Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814), first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte and famous in her own right. With his usual masterful flair, John S. C. Abbott provides the reader with a detailed description of Josephine’s dramatic life: her bi...
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    22,25 €

  • Josephine
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    'Know the woman, and you will know the man' is a proverb oft-repeated, and nowhere is it proved truer than in this highly insightful biography of Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814), first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte and famous in her own right. With his usual masterful flair, John S. C. Abbott provides the reader with a detailed description of Josephine’s dramatic life: her bi...
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    39,34 €

  • History of Madame Roland
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    The astonishing story of one of the leading women of the French Revolution-and of her own ironic but grisly end at the guillotine-is told with typical intensity and passion by master storyteller John Abbott in this gripping account of the events leading up to the infamous Reign of Terror.Marie-Jeanne Phlippon Roland, better known as Madame Roland, and her husband, Jean-Marie Ro...
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    38,27 €

  • History of Hortense
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    The story of Napoleon Bonaparte’s stepdaughter-and mother of Emperor Napoleon III-is as interesting as those of her more well-known family members, as revealed in this penetrating study by master storyteller John S. C. Abbott.Written while many of the personalities discussed in the book were still alive, this work tells of the life and times of Hortense Eugénie Cécile de Beauha...
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    40,38 €

  • History of Maria Antoinette
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    The tragic drama of Maria Antoinette-otherwise known as Marie Antoinette-and her bloody end during the French Revolution has fascinated students of history from all over the world, but rarely have the full facts been so completely captured and mapped out as in this wonderful retelling by master storyteller John Abbott.The fifth child of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Empe...
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    39,38 €

  • History of Hernando Cortez
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    A masterful retelling of the incredible story of the conquest of the Aztec Empire by a handful of Spaniard Conquistadors, assisted by their far more numerous Indian allies, under the leadership of Hernando Cortez.Starting with Cortez’s family background, master storyteller John Abbott sketches the path of the young adventurer-sparing no details of the less pleasant aspects of h...
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    22,22 €

  • Peter Stuyvesant
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    This engrossing work details the early history of the colonization of Manhattan and its surrounding regions from the exploration of the Hudson River in 1610 through to the final surrender of the colony to the English in 1664.The thoroughly-researched history takes the reader through the trials and tribulations of colonists, Indians, slaves, soldiers, and politicians alike. Hard...
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    23,23 €

  • The Life of Christopher Columbus
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    This is one of the most enthralling and all-encompassing biographies ever written about Christopher Columbus, the man who changed the course of world history with his voyages over the Atlantic Ocean.Renowned history writer John S. C. Abbott takes the reader on a no-holds-barred-and remarkably objective-ride from Columbus’s background and life, to his struggle in the courts of P...
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    40,32 €

  • Madame Roland (Esprios Classics)
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805-1877), an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott. Owing to the success of his work, The Mother at Home, he devoted himself from 1844 onwards, to literature. He was a voluminous writer of books on Christian ethics, and of popular histories, which were credited with cultivating a ...
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    22,13 €

  • Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    Few periods in history have become so intertwined with legend as the era of the buccaneers-or 'pirates' as they later became known. Originally privateers commissioned by the French, and later by the English and Dutch crowns, to hunt Spanish ships in the Caribbean Sea during the 17th century, the innate lawlessness of the profession inevitably spiraled out of control. The buccan...
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    40,27 €

  • History of Madame Roland
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    The astonishing story of one of the leading women of the French Revolution-and of her own ironic but grisly end at the guillotine-is told with typical intensity and passion by master storyteller John Abbott in this gripping account of the events leading up to the infamous Reign of Terror.Marie-Jeanne Phlippon Roland, better known as Madame Roland, and her husband, Jean-Marie Ro...
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    22,32 €

  • History of Louis XIV
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    The story of Louis XIV-the 'Sun King' of France, is a gripping tale of royal grandeur, despotism, corruption, and moral degeneracy, which, in its very extravagance, laid the seed for the destruction of the French royal house and the infamous revolution of 1789.During Louis XIV’s lengthy reign he engaged in what seemed to be a never-ending series of foreign wars, all the while f...
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    40,33 €

  • History of Hernando Cortez
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    A masterful retelling of the incredible story of the conquest of the Aztec Empire by a handful of Spaniard Conquistadors, assisted by their far more numerous Indian allies, under the leadership of Hernando Cortez.Starting with Cortez’s family background, master storyteller John Abbott sketches the path of the young adventurer-sparing no details of the less pleasant aspects of h...
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    39,32 €

  • History of Louis Philippe
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    A fascinating account of the life, trials, tribulations-and ultimately failure-of one of Europe’s first notable 'constitutional monarchs,' Louis Philippe (1773-1850).The first king to be properly elected by the National Assembly, his reign was based on the principle of union of king and people, and marked the first real shift away from the 'divine right to rule' approach to kin...
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    23,26 €

  • History of Louis XIV
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    The story of Louis XIV-the 'Sun King' of France, is a gripping tale of royal grandeur, despotism, corruption, and moral degeneracy, which, in its very extravagance, laid the seed for the destruction of the French royal house and the infamous revolution of 1789.During Louis XIV’s lengthy reign he engaged in what seemed to be a never-ending series of foreign wars, all the while f...
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    23,23 €

  • Peter Stuyvesant
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    This engrossing work details the early history of the colonization of Manhattan and its surrounding regions from the exploration of the Hudson River in 1610 through to the final surrender of the colony to the English in 1664.The thoroughly-researched history takes the reader through the trials and tribulations of colonists, Indians, slaves, soldiers, and politicians alike. Hard...
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    40,33 €

  • The Life of Christopher Columbus
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    This is one of the most enthralling and all-encompassing biographies ever written about Christopher Columbus, the man who changed the course of world history with his voyages over the Atlantic Ocean.Renowned history writer John S. C. Abbott takes the reader on a no-holds-barred-and remarkably objective-ride from Columbus’s background and life, to his struggle in the courts of P...
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    24,38 €

  • History of Louis Philippe
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    A fascinating account of the life, trials, tribulations-and ultimately failure-of one of Europe’s first notable 'constitutional monarchs,' Louis Philippe (1773-1850).The first king to be properly elected by the National Assembly, his reign was based on the principle of union of king and people, and marked the first real shift away from the 'divine right to rule' approach to kin...
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    40,37 €

  • The History of Napoleon III
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott / B. B. Russell / BBRussell
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    33,31 €

  • Ferdinand De Soto
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    24,77 €

  • Makers of History
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    36,25 €

  • Peter Stuyvesant
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    24,74 €

  • Napoleon Bonaparte
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    Napoleon Bonaparte is an historical biography of the French Civil War General and First Consul of the French Republic. John Stevens Cabot Abbott was an American writer. He was a prolific writer of books on Christian ethics, and of histories, which helped to cultivate a popular interest in historical subjects. Napoleon was a military and political leader of France whose action...
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    20,99 €

  • The History Of Napoleon Bonaparte (1883)
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    39,28 €

  • Lives Of The Presidents Of The United States From Washington To The Present Time (1866)
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    28,06 €

  • The Life Of General Ulysses S. Grant
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    34,35 €

  • Italy (1898)
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    35,28 €

  • King Philip (1904)
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    26,33 €


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