Books with author Elbridge S. Brooks

Excerpt from In Blue and White: The Adventures and Misadventures of Humphrey Vandyne, Trooper in Washington's Life-GuardI N the multitude of stories based upon the cam paigns and battles of the American Revolution, other phases of that immortal struggle for indepen dence have been somewhat overlooked. No one of these Revolutionary episodes possessed more in terest, or had a more direct effect upon the fortunes of the great strife, at its very beginning, than did that dastardly conspiracy against the patriot army at New York and the life of Washington, known as the Hickey plot.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

About the Book By the 1770s, 13 British colonies held 2.5 million people along the Atlantic coast east of the Appalachians. The British government imposed new taxes after 1765 and would not agree to the colonists having a say in their determination. The American War of Independence, 1775–1783, ensued, resulting in independence.About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: republish only hand checked books; that are high quality; enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!

Excerpt from The Century Book of the American Colonies: The Story of the Pilgrimage of a Party of Young People to the Sites of the Earliest American ColoniesBert, who had convictions, was about to close with his cousin in argument, but Marian's Open Objection to Uncle Tom's liberality choked Off the discussion between the representatives Of Boston and New York.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The True Story of Abraham Lincoln, the American: Told for Boys and GirlsColumbus the discoverer of our country and Washington the father of our country - these two famous ones has this series of Children's Lives of Great Men recalled for young Americans. Now comes the third and crown ing figure in the series - that of Abraham Lincoln, the savior of his country and, above all others, the American.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.