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Outlines Of History: Compiled For The Use Of Schools And Academies - Softcover

Pierce C. Grace

 
9780371601181: Outlines Of History: Compiled For The Use Of Schools And Academies

Synopsis

Outlines Of History: Compiled For The Use Of Schools And Academies by Pierce C. Grace. This compact history introduces students to a thorough but accessible chronology of world events from Creation to the modern era. It is organized into four parts: Ancient History; The Middle Ages; Modern History; and America and Australia, with chapters covering Creation, the Israelites, Egypt, Phoenicia, Assyria and Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome; the Middle Ages topics such as the Saracen Empire, Feudalism, Crusades, Chivalry, and the Ottoman rise; and Modern History chapters detailing France, England, Scotland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Russia, Turkey and Greece, among others. It also includes a substantial section on discoveries and settlements in America and the history of the American Revolution, the United States up to the present, and Australia and its colonies. An Appendix adds supplementary data. The New Edition was revised and extended to 1867, including Irish history and Australian topics, making it a substantial instructional resource for schools and academies.

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