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A Complete And Authentic Account Of His Life And Surpassing
Achievements. Including The New Era Philosophy By Henry Ford.
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
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A Complete And Authentic Account Of His Life And Surpassing
Achievements. Including The New Era Philosophy By Henry Ford.
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CHAPTER III. THE GROWTH OF A GREAT EMPIRE. Constant Wars with
Neighboring Tribes?A New Penal Code Issued?Revival of Learning ?The
Origin of "Punch and Judy"?The Emperor Theodosius Sends
Embassadors? Division of the Empire?Arrival of the Nestorian
Missionaries?Aid Against Enemies Asked from the Tartars?Death of
the Great General, Gheugiz Kahn?An Army Nearly a Million
Strong?Founding of the Ming Dynasty?War with Japan?Fall of the Ming
Dynasty. FOR four hundred years following the accession of Lew Pang
to the throne the stately house of Han ruled over China, This
period was accidentally divided into two equal portions by the
Christian era and by a temporary usurpation of the throne, which
for some time threatened the stability of the dynasty in the direct
line of succession. During the whole period, the empire, if not
enjoying uninterrupted tranquillity either at home or abroad, was
nevertheless making vast strides towards a more settled state of
prosperity and civilization. There were, however, constant wars
with the Tartar tribes of the north, against which the great wall
proved to be a wholly ineffectual barrier. Also, with the various
Turkic tribes on the west; especially with the Huns, who once
succeeded in shutting up the founder of the dynasty in one of his
own cities, from which he only escaped by a stratagem, to be
mentioned in another connection. Later on, an attempt was made to
win over a Hun chieftain, who happened to be visiting the court, by
bestowing on him a distinguished Chinese lady to share with him the
honor and dignity of his Khanate; and even now traces of Hunnish
influence are discernible in several of the recognized surnames of
the Chinese. The wild tribes of modern Yunnan were reduced to
subjection, and their territory may be considered as added to ...
HUNTING BIG GAME IN THE WILDS OF AFRICA CONTAINING THRILLING
ADVENTURES OF THE FAMOUS ROOSEVELT EXPEDITION In Search of Lions,
Rhinoceri, Elephants, Hippopotami and othe Ferocious Beasts of the
Jungle and Plain, INCLUDING JOURNEYS IN UNKNOWN LANDS, MIRACULOUS
ESCAPES, CURIOUS CUSTOMS OF SAVAGE RACES, AND MARVELOUS DlSCOVERIES
IN THE DARK CONTINENT TOGETHER WITH GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF
BEAUTIFUL SCENERY, FERTILE VALLEYS, VAST FORESTS, MIGHTY RIVERS AND
CATARACTS, INLAND SEAS, MINES OF UNTOLD WEALTH, Etc., Etc. THE
WHOLE COMPRISING A Vast Treasury of all that is Marvelous and
Wonderful inl Darkest Africa -- INTRODUCTION -- THEODORE ROOSEVELT
is not only a great Statesman, but he is also the most Renowned
Hunter in the World. His Famous Voyage, beginning at New York,
March 23, gog nineteen days after he had turned the reins of
Government over to his successor-took him directly into the Jungles
of Africa, inhabited by tke wildest of wild beasts and wild men.
When it was announced that our distinguished Ex-President was to
undertake this expedition, he was pronounced by college professols
and-others, through the press of the United States and Europe, as
foolhardy in contemplating such a hazardous trip. From one end of
the country to the other the newspapers printed accounts of the
dangers he would encounter, and it was widely predicted that
Theodore Roosevelt could never return alive. Members of his family,
including his old nurse who cared for him when a child, admonished
him of the dangers of his undertaking. With Mrs. Roosevelt he
called at the home of his governess at her Grammercy Park home to
say good bye. The old woman, with tears in her eyes, kissed him
good bye and cautioned him tobe careful. I have read in the papers,
said she, such awful things that you will surely catch an incurable
fever, of the sleeping sickness that a deadly reptile will bite you
that an African insect will sting you to death that the savage men
will massacre you that the treacherous leopard will spring upon you
without warning that the ferocious lion will surely get you, and Oh
To this the undisturbed man of iron merely smiled and bid the
constant companion of his childhood days an affectionate farewell.
The Hamburg-American Line had made special preparations in fitting
up the same suite of rooms on the steamship Hamburg that the Kaiser
had occupied on his famous Mediterranean voyage. AS the ship
steamed froin her docks at Hoboken a distinguished party, close
friends of the Ex-President, crowded the steamer, many of thein
following her to Sandy Hook in chartered boats in paying their
respects to the man who had ruled over the destinies of this nation
for sevcn years. Daily bulletins from the steamer, en route to
Naples with its distinguished passenger and his son Kermit, were
chronicled in newspapers throughout the world. Other steamships
plying the ocean received marconigrams daily telling the passengers
about the progress of the voyage. At Gibraltar, the little British
possession at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea, a cordial
reception was tendered to Col. Roosevelt. While the former
President insisted that he was traveliilg in strict i zcog zit a o
n d surely not in any sense as a public man, probably the most
elaborate and royal recqption was tendered him upon his arrival at
Naples that has ever been given any public dignitary or private
individual at that port. During his stay inItaly Col. Roosevelt
visited the site of Messina destroyed by earthquake, fire and tidal
wave on Deccmber 28, 1908, when 200,000 people lost their lives...
A Complete And Authentic Account Of His Life And Surpassing
Achievements. Including The New Era Philosophy By Henry Ford.
A Complete And Authentic Account Of His Life And Surpassing
Achievements. Including The New Era Philosophy By Henry Ford.
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