THE GREAT EVENTS
BY
FAMOUS HISTORIANS
A COMPREHENSIVE AND READABLE ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD'SHISTORY, EMPHASIZING THE MORE IMPORTANT EVENTS, AND PRESENTINGTHESE AS COMPLETE NARRATIVES IN THE MASTER-WORDSOF THE MOST EMINENT HISTORIANS
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ON THE PLAN EVOLVED FROM A CONSENSUS OF OPINIONS GATHEREDFROM THE MOST DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS OF AMERICAAND EUROPE, INCLUDING BRIEF INTRODUCTIONS BY SPECIALISTSTO CONNECT AND EXPLAIN THE CELEBRATED NARRATIVES, ARRANGEDCHRONOLOGICALLY, WITH THOROUGH INDICES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES,CHRONOLOGIES, AND COURSES OF READING
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ROSSITER JOHNSON, LL.D.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
CHARLES F. HORNE, Ph.D.
JOHN RUDD, LL.D.
With a staff of specialists
VOLUME XIII
The National Alumni
Copyright, 1905,By THE NATIONAL ALUMNI
CONTENTS
VOLUME XIII
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| An Outline Narrative of the Great Events, | xiii |
| CHARLES F. HORNE | |
| John Law Promotes the Mississippi Scheme (A.D. 1716), | 1 |
| LOUIS ADOLPHE THIERS | |
| Prince Eugene Vanquishes the Turks | |
| Siege and Battle of Belgrad (A.D. 1717), | 16 |
| PRINCE EUGENE OF SAVOY | |
| Bursting of the South Sea Bubble (A.D. 1720), | 22 |
| LOUIS ADOLPHE THIERS | |
| Bach Lays the Foundation of Modern Music (A.D. 1723), | 31 |
| HENRY TIPPER | |
| Settlement of Georgia (A.D. 1732), | 44 |
| WILLIAM B. STEVENS | |