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EGYPT
The Flight of
the Israelites
Age of Moses and
Building of the
Pyramids
How tbo Anclest Peoples
Lived, Loved and Died
GREECI
WOODEN HORSE
OF ULYSSES
WINS A CITY
Entrancing Story
of Intrigue and
Warfare
The Days of Alexander
and the Field of Marathon
ROME
Julius Caesar
Quells Mutiny
NcroFiddlesWhii
Rome Is In
Flumes
Persecution of the Ckris
tians in Pagan Rome
EUROPE
Deeds of Richard
The Lion Hearted
ThftCrusadtrsEm
bark for Pal-
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Dark Cestnrfcs f Feud
alism sad Birth ofSdcacs
MODERN WORLD
People Against
The Monarchs
Masses Raise The
Standard of
Liberty
The Meteoric Rise and
Fall of Napoleon
AMERICA
Washington Leads
Colonists to
Freedom
America Takas Its
Place Among
Nations
The Hew World's M&rca
to Soprcmacy Begin
19tb CEHYURT
Age of Progress
and Inveption
Wonders of Eiee.
tricityGrowth
of Science
The pawaof th Twsa
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The skill of the modern editor makes even the commonplace events of our uneventful
days such interesting reading that you would not willingly be deprived of your newspa
per; then how much more fascinating must be the stories of grandeur, daring, heroism
and martyrdom that make up the history of all the nations of the world. To show you how
alluring history would appear if presented like ordinary news in a modern newspaper,
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Thoso sovon headlines call attention to only Seven Events in tho
World's History pickod out at random from among thousands of similar
topics contained in tho nine massive volumes of Ridpath, but they serve
to illustrato and emphasize tho wealth of interest and lifelikeness that
animates not only every page but oven every line written by America's
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