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Front Cover, Great Men and Famous Women Great Men and Famous Women, vol. II (1894)

A plain binding with gold lettering.

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Title Page, Great Men and Famous Women Great Men and Famous Women, vol. II (1894)

Great Men and Famous WomenA Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in historyEdited by Charles F. HorneNew York: Selmar Press, PublisherCopyri [...]

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Napoleon and the Sphinx Great Men and Famous Women, vol. II (1894)

[Napoleon Bonaparte] was bent on the conquest of Egypt. He appears to have had something visionary in his temperament,and to have dreamed of founding a mighty empire from the stand-point of the East, [...]

Keywords: monuments, portraits, people, horses, soldiers, deserts, mythological creatures, colour

Places shown: Egypt

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The Marseillaise Great Men and Famous Women, vol. II (1894)

It was at this time [in 1792] that the formidable invasion under the Duke of Brunswick, consisting of 138,000 men, of whom 66,000 were under the King of Prussia in person, and 50,000 were Austrians un [...]

Keywords: pride, soldiers, peasants, people, flags, war, bare feet, rags, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: France

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Nelson at Trafalgar. Great Men and Famous Women, vol. II (1894)

The picture shows Lord Horatio Nelson (1758 – 1805) at the Battle of Trafalgar, where he died.“The last battle in which Nelson was engaged was fought off Cape Trafalgar, October 21, 1805. The enemy we [...]

Keywords: ships, battles, people, portraits, rigging, men, costumes, sailors, hats, fire, smoke, greyscale

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Sheridan’s Ride by T. Buchanan Read Great Men and Famous Women, vol. II (1894)

“[Philip Sheridan]’s next operations, however, were the most important, as they have become the most renowned, in his career. Passing through Strasburg [USA], he posted his troops on the further bank [...]

Keywords: people, portraits, soldiers, horses, swords, american civil war, greyscale

Places shown: Strasburg; Pennsylvania; USA

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