Author: RICHARD. OWEN
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ISBN: 9781333290535
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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HONOR TO THE ILLUSTRIOUS DEAD
Author: RICHARD. OWEN
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ISBN: 9781333290535
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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ISBN: 9781333290535
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Pages : 0
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"Honor to the Illustrious Dead."
Author: Richard Owen
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Category : Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Category : Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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The Illustrious Dead
Author: Stephan Talty
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307394050
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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A masterful dual narrative of Napoleon Bonaparte and a tiny microbe that pits the height of human ambition and achievement against the supremacy of nature, from the New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Blue Water “Gripping . . . Talty brings international politics and science together in a compelling story of personal hubris and humbling defeat.”—Jack Weatherford, author of the New York Times bestseller Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World In the spring of 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte was at the height of his powers. Forty-five million called him emperor, and he commanded a nation that was the richest, most cultured, and advanced on earth. No army could stand against his impeccably trained, brilliantly led forces, and his continued sweep across Europe seemed inevitable. Early that year, bolstered by his successes, Napoleon turned his attentions toward Moscow, helming the largest invasion in human history. Surely, Tsar Alexander’s outnumbered troops would crumble against this mighty force. But another powerful and ancient enemy awaited Napoleon’s men in the Russian steppes. Virulent and swift, this microscopic foe would bring the emperor’s progress to a halt. Even as the Russians retreated before him in disarray, Napoleon found his army disappearing, his frantic doctors powerless to explain what had struck down a hundred thousand soldiers. The Illustrious Dead delves deep into the origins of the pathogen that finally ended the mighty emperor’s dreams of world conquest and exposes this “war plague’s” hidden role throughout history. A tale of two unstoppable forces meeting on the road to Moscow in an epic clash of killer microbe and peerless army, The Illustrious Dead is a historical whodunit in which a million lives hang in the balance.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307394050
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A masterful dual narrative of Napoleon Bonaparte and a tiny microbe that pits the height of human ambition and achievement against the supremacy of nature, from the New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Blue Water “Gripping . . . Talty brings international politics and science together in a compelling story of personal hubris and humbling defeat.”—Jack Weatherford, author of the New York Times bestseller Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World In the spring of 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte was at the height of his powers. Forty-five million called him emperor, and he commanded a nation that was the richest, most cultured, and advanced on earth. No army could stand against his impeccably trained, brilliantly led forces, and his continued sweep across Europe seemed inevitable. Early that year, bolstered by his successes, Napoleon turned his attentions toward Moscow, helming the largest invasion in human history. Surely, Tsar Alexander’s outnumbered troops would crumble against this mighty force. But another powerful and ancient enemy awaited Napoleon’s men in the Russian steppes. Virulent and swift, this microscopic foe would bring the emperor’s progress to a halt. Even as the Russians retreated before him in disarray, Napoleon found his army disappearing, his frantic doctors powerless to explain what had struck down a hundred thousand soldiers. The Illustrious Dead delves deep into the origins of the pathogen that finally ended the mighty emperor’s dreams of world conquest and exposes this “war plague’s” hidden role throughout history. A tale of two unstoppable forces meeting on the road to Moscow in an epic clash of killer microbe and peerless army, The Illustrious Dead is a historical whodunit in which a million lives hang in the balance.
The Illustrious Dead
Author: Hugh Smith
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
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The Illustrious Dead of 1881, (being the Tenth Annual Sermon [Isaiah Xl. 8 - 1 Peter I, 25.] on the Dead of the Preceeding Year.) Preached at Redland Park Church, Bristol
Author: Urijah Rees Thomas
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Languages : en
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Essay on Sepulchres, Or, A Proposal for Erecting Some Memorial of the Illustrious Dead in All Ages on the Spot where Their Remains Have Been Interred
Author: William Godwin
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Category : Burial
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Category : Burial
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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The Lincoln Memorial. A Record of the Life, Assassination and Obsequies of the Martyred President
Author: Abraham Lincoln
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Queen of Republics
Author: Henry Davenport Northrop
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1180
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1180
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Fly
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1322
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1322
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