The people's book of ancient and modern history comprising the Old world namely, the Jews, Assyria, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Persia, India, China, the Mahometans, Spain, Germany, France, England, Sweden and Norway, the Netherlands,Denmark, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, etc. By Henry Howard Brownell, A. M. With numerous illustrations, by eminent artists (Still Image)

The people's book of ancient and modern history comprising the Old world namely, the Jews, Assyria, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Persia, India, China, the Mahometans, Spain, Germany, France, England, Sweden and Norway, the Netherlands,Denmark, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, etc. By Henry Howard Brownell, A. M. With numerous illustrations, by eminent artists

Brownell, Henry Howard, 1820-1872

736 p. pl., port., 25 cm

Henry Howard Brownell  (1820 – 1872) was an American poet and historian. He graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, in 1841, studied law, and was admitted to the bar, but settled as a teacher in Hartford. He published in 1847 a volume of Poems and in 1851 the People's Book of Ancient and Modern History, and followed this in 1863 with The Discoverers, Pioneers, and Settlers of North and South America. But Brownell first attracted general attention with poems written during the Civil War. The earliest of these was a stirring version of the "General Orders" given by Admiral Farragut at the attack on the defenses of New Orleans. This led to his becoming attached to Admiral Farragut as private secretary. He was present at the naval battle in Mobile Bay, and after the war accompanied the Admiral on his European cruise. His best poems, "The River Fight" and "The Bay Fight" deal with the naval actions at New Orleans and Mobile. He collected his war poems in Lyrics of a day; or, Newspaper Poetry by a Volunteer in the United States Service (1864). A selection of his Poems, revised by himself, appeared in 1866. His was amongst the most
popular battle-poetry produced in the North during the Civil War.

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Added t. p., illustrated: The people's book of history

Afterwards issued with slight changes and additions under title The old world

1851

World history

b29124517

D21 .B88

Hartford, L. Stebbins,

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