Men of renown: character sketches of men distinguished as patriots, statesmen, writers, reformers, merchants, etc

Introductory words to young men -- Abraham Lincoln : the preserver of his country -- John Quincy Adams : the conscientious statesman -- Amos and Abbott Lawrence : two honest merchant princes -- Nathaniel Hawthorne : the popular author -- Rev. Sydney Smith : the reviewer, social reformer, and humoris...

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Main Author: Wise, Daniel 1813-1898 (Author)
Corporate Author: Lincoln Financial Foundation (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cincinnati New York Cranston and Stowe c1886
Cincinnati New York Phillips and Hunt c1886
In:Year: 1886
Further subjects:B Fox, Charles James (1749-1806)
B Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
B Presidents Biography (United States)
B Lawrence, Abbott (1792-1855)
B History
B Chaucer, Geoffrey (d. 1400)
B Authors, English Biography
B Smith, Sydney (1771-1845)
B Authors, American Biography
B Lawrence, Amos (1786-1852)
B Statesmen Biography (United States)
B Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
B Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804-1864)
B Statesmen Biography (England)
B Cranmer, Thomas (1489-1556)
B Erasmus, Desiderius (d. 1536)
B Cromwell, Oliver (1599-1658)
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Summary:Introductory words to young men -- Abraham Lincoln : the preserver of his country -- John Quincy Adams : the conscientious statesman -- Amos and Abbott Lawrence : two honest merchant princes -- Nathaniel Hawthorne : the popular author -- Rev. Sydney Smith : the reviewer, social reformer, and humorist -- Charles James Fox : the parliamentary orator -- Oliver Cromwell : the patriotic statesman and soldier -- Thomas Cranmer : the martyred reformer -- Desiderius Erasmus : the pusillanimous scholar -- Geoffrey Chaucer : the father of English poetry.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (295 p.), front. (port.)