A Guide to the Great Czars and Empresses of Russia
Book Details
PublisherA. J. Cornell Publications
ISBN / ASINB00GOC4J0A
ISBN-13978B00GOC4J00
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
Description
This easy-to-read Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 20 pages, consists of text originally published in 1920 in Hutton Webster’s “Modern European History,†in 1908 in Charles Morris’s “Historical Tales: Russian,†and in pre-1923 encyclopedias. Learn about the lives and reigns of nine Russian monarchs: Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible), Peter I (Peter the Great), Catharine I, Catharine II (Catharine the Great), Alexander I, Nicholas I, Alexander II, Alexander III, and Nicholas II.
Sample passage:
Peter the Great brought artisans, engineers and soldiers from other countries, but they could not teach him all he wished to know, and in 1697 he set out on a tour of Europe, tarrying wherever he could learn anything he felt might be useful to him. Gunnery, shipbuilding, anatomy—he acquired more than a superficial knowledge of these and many other subjects; nor was he above working as a carpenter in the shipyards in Holland that his knowledge might be of the most practical kind. Before he had completed his travels he was recalled to Russia by a rising of the imperial guard, which he put down with great severity, suppressing the organization entirely.
About the authors:
Hutton Webster (1875-1955) was Professor of History at the University of Nebraska. Other works include “Ancient History†and “Early European History.†A. McCaleb was staff editor and writer for “World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture.†Charles Morris (1833-1922) was the author of numerous books for young and old, including “The Lives of the Presidents and How They Reached the White House†and “Primary History of the United States.â€
Sample passage:
Peter the Great brought artisans, engineers and soldiers from other countries, but they could not teach him all he wished to know, and in 1697 he set out on a tour of Europe, tarrying wherever he could learn anything he felt might be useful to him. Gunnery, shipbuilding, anatomy—he acquired more than a superficial knowledge of these and many other subjects; nor was he above working as a carpenter in the shipyards in Holland that his knowledge might be of the most practical kind. Before he had completed his travels he was recalled to Russia by a rising of the imperial guard, which he put down with great severity, suppressing the organization entirely.
About the authors:
Hutton Webster (1875-1955) was Professor of History at the University of Nebraska. Other works include “Ancient History†and “Early European History.†A. McCaleb was staff editor and writer for “World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture.†Charles Morris (1833-1922) was the author of numerous books for young and old, including “The Lives of the Presidents and How They Reached the White House†and “Primary History of the United States.â€
