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John Lord

Ancient States and EmpiresPREFACEBOOK I. ANCIENT ORIENTAL NATIONSCHAPTER I. THE ANTEDILUVIAN WORLD CHAPTER II. POSTDILUVIAN HISTORY TO THE CALL OF ABRAHAM.—THE PATRIARCHAL CONSTITUTION, AND THE DIVISION OF NATIONS CHAPTER III. THE HEBREW RACE FROM ABRAHAM TO THE SALE OF JOSEPH CHAPTER IV. EGYPT A...

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12: American LeadersJohn Lord Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12: American Leaders ANDREW JACKSON 1767-1845PERSONAL POLITICSIt is very seldom that a man arises from an obscure and humble position to an exalted pre-eminence, without peculiar fitness for the work o...

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New EraJohn Lord Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New Era / A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents PUBLISHERS' PREFACE In preparing the new edition of Dr. Lord's great work, it has been thought ...

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13: Great WritersJohn Lord Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13: Great Writers / Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam PUBLISHERS' PREFACE This being the last possible volume in the series of "Beacon Light...

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 05: The Middle AgesJohn Lord Beacon Lights of History, Volume 05: The Middle Ages MOHAMMED. 1 A.D. 570-632SARACENIC CONQUESTSThe most extraordinary man who arose after the fall of the Roman Empire was doubtless Mohammed; and his posthumous influence has been great...

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 1: The Middle AgesJohn Lord Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 1: The Middle Ages MOHAMMED A. D. 570-632SARACENIC CONQUESTSThe most extraordinary man who arose after the fall of the Roman Empire was doubtless Mohammed;1 and his posthumous influence has...

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02: Jewish Heroes and ProphetsJohn Lord Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02: Jewish Heroes and Prophets ABRAHAM RELIGIOUS FAITHFrom a religious point of view, Abraham appears to us, after the lapse of nearly four thousand years, as the most august character in his...

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01: The Old Pagan CivilizationsJohn Lord Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01: The Old Pagan Civilizations PUBLISHERS' NOTE In preparing a new edition of Dr. Lord's great work, the "Beacon Lights of History," it has been necessary to make some rearrangement of lect...

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 06: Renaissance and ReformationJohn Lord Beacon Lights of History, Volume 06: Renaissance and Reformation DANTE A. D. 1265-1321RISE OF MODERN POETRYThe first great genius who aroused his country from the torpor of the Middle Ages was a poet. Poetry, then, was the ...

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07: Great WomenJohn Lord Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07: Great Women HÉLOÏSE A.D. 1101-1164LOVEWhen Adam and Eve were expelled from Paradise, they yet found one flower, wherever they wandered, blooming in perpetual beauty. This flower represents a great certi...