Pride, aspiration, and bold energy, which lay at the base of his character, battled against the superficial weakness that mortified and angered
Calvin’s Program for Geneva
It expressed his historical sense and gratified his religious temper, while adapting the church to the city, so that the city might become a better
Calvin Comes to Geneva
Calvin's life from this point onward falls into three parts: his first stay in Geneva from July, 1536, to March, 1538; his residence in Strasburg from
Calvin’s Christianae Religionis Institutio
It throbs with a noble indignation against injustice, and with a noble enthusiasm for freedom and truth.Continuing Calvin Driven From Paris to
Settlements Established in Kentucky
Today's installment concludes Daniel Boone Settles Kentucky,our selection from The Winning of the West, Vol. 1 by Theodore Roosevelt published in
When Kentucky Was “Transylvania”
The settlers revolted against its authority and appealed to Virginia.Continuing Daniel Boone Settles Kentucky,our selection from The Winning of
How the First Settlers in Kentucky Lived
They were scattered over large areas, and, as elsewhere in the southwest, the county and not the town became the governmental unit.Continuing Daniel
First Settlement in Kentucky
Had it not been for Boone and Henderson, it is most unlikely that the land would have been settled at all until after the Revolutionary war, when
On the Trail to Kentucky
Every man who has had the misfortune to drive a pack-train in thick timber, or along a bad trail, will appreciate keenly the following incident, which