 He pictures the great historical events as though they were happening before your eyes; he carries you with him to see the battles of old; to meet kings and queens and warriors; to sit in the Roman senate; to march against Saladin and his dark-skinned...  The American Review of Reviews - Page 2561915Full view - About this book
 | 1906 - 910 pages
...position as an historian is his wonderfully beautiful style, a style no other historian has ever equaled. He pictures the great historical events as though...the Roman Senate: to march against Saladin and his dark skinned followers; to sail the southern seas with Drake: to circumnavigate the globe with Magellan:... | |
 | Kindergarten - 1907 - 904 pages
...historian a due to his wonderfully beautiful style, a style no other ^*" historian has ever equaled. He pictures the great historical events as though...circumnavigate the globe with Magellan; to watch that thin line of Greek spearmen work havoc with the Persian hordes on the field of Marathon; to know Napoleon... | |
 | Kindergarten - 1908 - 542 pages
...historian is due to his wonderfully beautiful style, a style no other **• historian has ever equaled. He pictures the great historical events as though...circumnavigate the globe with Magellan ; to watch that thin line of Greek spearmen work havoc with the Persian hordes on the field of Marathon ; to know Napoleon... | |
 | 1909 - 792 pages
...the history he makes real live people out of personages who had been nothing more than names before. He pictures the great historical events as though...to circumnavigate the globe with Magellan; to watch the line of Greek spearmen work havoc with the Persian on the field of Marathon ; to know Napoleon... | |
 | American literature - 1910 - 886 pages
...more quickly selling these few sets would cause great injury to future tales. Ridpath's Graphic Style pictures the great historical events as though they...the Roman Senate; to march against Saladin and his dark skinned followers ; to sail the southern seas with Drake ; to circumnavigate the globe with Magellan;... | |
 | Walter Hines Page, Arthur Wilson Page - American literature - 1912 - 902 pages
...king« and queens and warriors: to sit in the Roman Senate:to march againstSaladinand hisdark-skinned followers: to sail the southern seas with Drake: to circumnavigate the globe with Magellen: to watch that thin line of Greek spearmen work havoc withthe Persian hordes on the field... | |
 | English language - 1915 - 346 pages
...style no other ,. historian in any generation has ever equaled. He pictures the great historical X(£' events as though they were happening before your eyes;...circumnavigate the globe with Magellan; to watch that thin line of Greek spearmen />C work havoc with the Persian hordes on the field of Marathon. He combines... | |
 | Law - 1908 - 474 pages
...an historian Is due to his wonderfully beautiful style, a style no other historian has ever equaled. He pictures the great historical events' as though...warriors; to sit in the Roman Senate; to march against Saladln and his dark-skinned followers; to sail the southern seas with Drake; to circumnavigate the... | |
 | New England - 1914 - 274 pages
...beautiful fortyfree booklet without any )n on your palt to buy. It will Ridpath's wonderfully beautiful He pictures the great historical events as though...were happening before your eyes; he carries you with to see the battles of old; to meet gs and queens and warriors; to sit in ¿oman Senate; to march against... | |
 | New England - 1916 - 244 pages
...your pait to buy. It will ,show Ridpath's wonderfully beautiful ¿, He pictures the great historcal events as though they were happening before your eyes; he carries you with - - ¿ to see the battles of old; to meet ¿s and queens and warriors; to sit in oman Senate; to march... | |
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