Today's installment concludes Republicans' First National Campaign,our selection from Abraham Lincoln, A History by John Hay and John G. Nicolay
Fremont First Republican Candidate
However picturesquely Fremont for the moment loomed up as the standard-bearer of the Republican party, historical interest centers upon the second act
Le Jeune Leaves the Mission
Now, leaving the river behind, they entered those savage highlands whence issue the springs of the St. John, -- a wilderness of rugged
Mutiny in Australia Ends
Today's installment concludes Australia Discovery,our selection from The Naval Pioneers of Australia by Louis Becke and Walter Jeffrey published in
Dutch Voyages Around Australia
In the year 1628 a colonizing expedition of eleven vessels left Holland for the Dutch East Indies.Continuing Australia Discovered,our selection
Sir Francis Drake Sails Home
Today's installment concludes Drake Captures Cartegena; Raids Cadiz,our selection from Sir Francis Drake by Julian Corbett published in 1890.If
Sir Francis Drake at Lagos
On the summit of the headland was a castle accessible on two sides only.Continuing Drake Captures Cartegena; Raids Cadiz,our selection from Sir
Sir Francis Drake Attacks Cadiz
Galleys could only fire straight ahead; and, as they came on line abreast, Drake, passing with the Queen's four battle-ships athwart their course,
Elizabethan Naval Warfare
Drake's ideas of naval warfare were developing a step further, and the Queen for the moment listened.Continuing Drake Captures Cartegena; Raids