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Author: William BARTON (Counsellor-at-Law.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 614
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Memoirs of the Life of David Rittenhouse ... Interspersed with Various Notices of Many Distinguished Men. With an Appendix, Containing Sundry Philosophical and Other Papers [by D. Rittenhouse], Etc. [With a Portrait.].
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Author: William BARTON (Counsellor-at-Law.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Source Books on American History
Author: L. C. HarperPublisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Source Books on American History
Author: Lathrop C. HarperPublisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Francis P. Harper Book Sale Catalogs
Author: Francis Perego HarperPublisher:
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Category : Incunabula
Languages : en
Pages : 864
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AB Bookman's Weekly
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 758
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Memoirs of the life of David Rittenhouse
Author: William Barton (counsellor at law.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
The Autobiography of Benjamin Rush
Author: Benjamin RushPublisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
In the summer of 1800 the celebrated Philadelphia physician, Benjamin Rush, who had written so voluminously for the health, political advancement and general welfare of his fellow men, began the composition of a document intended for his own private satisfaction and for the edification of his family. Looking back upon the 54 years of his active and exciting life, he recalled many great national events that he had seen and taken part in, many actions of his own that he wished his sons and daughters to remember with pride, and not a few that he felt he must explain and justify. Memories came crowding upon him of his student days and his years of practice, of the Revolution, of his brief and bitter fight for reform of the military hospitals, of the great epidemic of 1793, of work and quarrels, great friendships and hard-won honors. - Introduction.
The Works of Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin FranklinPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 666
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The Life and Times of Anne Royall
Author: Sarah Harvey PorterPublisher:
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Category : Women authors
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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Crescendo of the Virtuoso
Author: Paul MetznerPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520377400
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
During the Age of Revolution, Paris came alive with wildly popular virtuoso performances. Whether the performers were musicians or chefs, chess players or detectives, these virtuosos transformed their technical skills into dramatic spectacles, presenting the marvelous and the outré for spellbound audiences. Who these characters were, how they attained their fame, and why Paris became the focal point of their activities is the subject of Paul Metzner's absorbing study. Covering the years 1775 to 1850, Metzner describes the careers of a handful of virtuosos: chess masters who played several games at once; a chef who sculpted hundreds of four-foot-tall architectural fantasies in sugar; the first police detective, whose memoirs inspired the invention of the detective story; a violinist who played whole pieces on a single string. He examines these virtuosos as a group in the context of the society that was then the capital of Western civilization. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1999.