This book originally published in 1868 is one of the finest wide ranging books on photography ever published. Treating photography as a science rather than as an art, this book delves deep into... More > optics, chemistry, and the theory of photography.< Less
A story of London under the Hohenzollerns. This is the story after and invasion of England by Germany sometime just after the turn of the century. By Saki (H.H. Munro) the well known short story... More > writer, this is a good read---an amazing story.< Less
The Maine, a Personal Narrative of Charles D. Sigsbee Captain of the U.S.S. Maine. Describes what led up to the Maine being in Havana Harbor, the explosion of the Maine, and the inquiry into the loss.
Intended as a textbook for beginners and a book of reference for advanced photographers. This book originally published in 1868 is one of the finest wide ranging books on photography ever published.... More > Treating photography as a science rather than as an art, this book delves deep into optics, chemistry, and the theory of photography.< Less
A story of London under the Hohenzollerns. This is the story after and invasion of England by Germany sometime just after the turn of the century. By Saki (H.H. Munro) the well known short story... More > writer, this is a good read---an amazing story.< Less
This massive work composed by Jomini was the premier military strategy composition of the 19th century. Even the works of Clausewitz were not studied quite as much as this teacher of the Napoleonic... More > method of warfare. In fact, it was Jomini (perhaps more than any other strategist) who influenced the leadership of both the Union and the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
Originally published in 1836, this edition was translated in 1862. Completely retypeset and including maps and diagrams, many of which have been re-drawn for readability in this edition.< Less
Newton Forster is a troubled young man who survives impressment into the Navy, imprisonment in France, and a shipwreck in the West Indies before gaining a post on a British East India vessel.
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