The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 17, by Charles Francis HorneThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 17Author: Charles Francis HorneRelease Date: November 19, 2003 [EBook #10128]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GREAT EVENTS 17 ***Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Keith M. Eckrich, Tom Allen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.VOL. XVIITHE GREAT EVENTS BY FAMOUS HISTORIANSA comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presentingthese as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians.Non-sectarian, non-partisan and non-sectional.On the plan evolved from a consensus of opinions gathered from the most distinguished scholars of America andEurope, including brief introductions by specialists to connect and explain the celebrated narratives, arrangedchronologically, with thorough indices, bibliographies, chronologies, and courses of reading.Editor-in-Chief: Rossiter Johnson, LL.D.Associate Editors: Charles F. Horne, Ph.D. and John Rudd, LL.D.With a staff of specialistsCONTENTS of VOLUME XVIIAN OUTLINE NARRATIVE OF THE GREAT EVENTS, Charles F. ...