Comprising Biographical Sketches Of Eminent Individuals, And An Historical Account Of The Different Tribes. From The First Discovery Of The Continent To The Present Period With A Dissertation On Their Origin, Antiquities, Manners And Customs, Illustrative Narratives And Anecdotes And A Copious Analytical Index By Samuel G. Drake.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1880 Edition.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1880 Edition.

The story of the Mormon religion is eloquently laid out in this text through the use of Mormon doctrines, government, and memoirs of the founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith. Contents include: birth and parentage of Joseph Smith, the book of doctrines and covenants; first persecutions of the sect; establishment of the sect in Illinois; the prophet's funeral; departure of the Mormons for the Great Salt Lake Valley; Brigham Young's address to the saints throughout the world; Mormonism: its present state, social, political and religious aspects, the book of Mormon. Illustrated.

Comprising Biographical Sketches Of Eminent Individuals, And An Historical Account Of The Different Tribes. From The First Discovery Of The Continent To The Present Period With A Dissertation On Their Origin, Antiquities, Manners And Customs, Illustrative Narratives And Anecdotes And A Copious Analytical Index By Samuel G. Drake.

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Chess is like life. Whether the game and pieces represent war, court society, or the world at large, in a general way and simply seen, the game has come to symbolize the world and human activity. This metaphor comes down from the thirteenth century when Jacob de Cessolis, a Dominican friar in the Lombard region of Italy, delivered a sermon based on the game. The sermon was so well received that his fellow friars insisted he write it out. His "Liber de moribus hominum et officiis nobelium" ("Book of the Manners of Men and the Offices of the Nobility"), now simply called "The Book of Chess," was famous throughout Europe. It was translated into numerous languages and presents readers with a primer on the game and a look into a contemporary's view of the structure and ways of medieval society. From kings and queens, to farmers and gamblers, Jacob outlined the virtues and vices, obligations and inclinations of various members of medieval society: those who governed, those who fought and those who worked, playing out their qualities on the chess board. This edition offers the first English translation of this famous work since Caxton's printing of 1474. Includes introduction, notes, bibliographic essay. 16 woodcuts from Caxton's 1474 edition. Paperback, 148 pp.

Comprising Biographical Sketches Of Eminent Individuals, And An Historical Account Of The Different Tribes. From The First Discovery Of The Continent To The Present Period With A Dissertation On Their Origin, Antiquities, Manners And Customs, Illustrative Narratives And Anecdotes And A Copious Analytical Index By Samuel G. Drake.

The story of the Mormon religion is eloquently laid out in this text through the use of Mormon doctrines, government, and memoirs of the founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith. Contents include: birth and parentage of Joseph Smith, the book of doctrines and covenants; first persecutions of the sect; establishment of the sect in Illinois; the prophet's funeral; departure of the Mormons for the Great Salt Lake Valley; Brigham Young's address to the saints throughout the world; Mormonism: its present state, social, political and religious aspects, the book of Mormon. Illustrated.