The Life and Letters of John Fiske, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

John Spencer Clark

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ISBN 10 : 1331825458 ISBN 13 : 9781331825456

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2019

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Photogravure Frontispiece From a photograph taken in 1897 PROFESSOR JOHN FISKE FLIES THE EVOLUTION KITE IN AMERICA 56 From a cartoon in the New York Daily Graphic for September 12, 1874 GORE HALL, HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY .... 64 JAMES W. BROOKS 76 22 BERKELEY STREET 80 JOHN KNOWLES PAINE 84 SKETCH BY HUXLEY IN THE PETERSHAM GUEST-BOOK, AUGUST, 1876 90 THE LIBRARY AT 22 BERKELEY STREET 94 FACSIMILE OF CRANCH SSONNETS !N A LIBRARY .. 96 MRS. FISKE IN 1880 172 YORK MINSTER 184 THE FOUR SONS OF JOHN FISKE 246 90 BRATTLE STREET 266 THE BROOKS HOUSE, PETERSHAM 308 The birthplace of Mrs. John Fiske, the daughter of A aron Brooks, Jr., an eminent lawyer and one of the leading citizens of Petersham, Massachusetts. For three generations the town of Petersham owed much of its prosperity to members of the Brooks family, who were extensive landowners and publicspirited men. Approximately two thousand acres of the estate of the late James W. Brooks now constitute the outdoor laboratory of the Harvard School of Forestry. The illustration shows the homestead in its latter-day dress. VIEW FROM THE REAR PlAZZA OF THE BROOKS HOUSE .308 THE APPLE-TREE MENTIONED IN THE DEDICATION TO THE IDEA OF GOD 334 MAUD FISKE (MRS. GROVER FLINT) 406 ETHEL FISKE (MRS. OTIS D. FISK) 406 THE LIBRARY AT 90 BRATTLE STREET 486 THE JOHN FISKE MONUMENT, PETERSHAM 506 The illustrations for this book were selected under the supervision of Mrs.
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Présentation de l'éditeur

Jobk Fisee Photogravure Frontispiece From a-ptuletrafk ta Jmkt llgT Professor John Fiske flies the Evolution Kite m America 56 From tmtum lit Ntm Turk Daflr Graphic fa Sttumbw U, iS?4 Gobr Hall, Harvard University Library .... 64 Jambs W. Brooks 76 22 Berkeley Street 80 John Knowles Paine 84 Sketch by Huxley in the Petersham Guest-B ook, A ugust, 1876 90 The Library at 22 Berkeley Street 94 Facsimile of Chance s Sonnets In a Library .. 96 Mrs. Fiske in 1880 172 York Minster 184 The Four Sons of Jobk Fiske 246 90 Brattle Street 266 The Brooks House, Petersham 308 The birthplace at Mil. John Flake, the rfanafater of A im Brook. Jr.. an eminent lawyer and one of the Wadlna dtlacni of Peterataun. Mmachus Mta. Frr three wwra How the town df Petcrahara owed much of iti nueperlty to memben of the Brooh famlb, who wen extenei Telandowner! and pub Ucarj Jrtteil men. Approximately two thonaand acne of the catate of the hue Jamea W. Brook now conatrtnte the outdoor laboratory of the Harvard School of Forestry. The I thiatratioc ahowa the honcatead In iu Latter-day dnM. View from the Rear Piazza of the Brooks House .308 The A pflh-T ree mentioned in the Dedication to The I dea of God 334 Maud Fiske (M rs. Groves Flint) 406 Ethel Fiske (M rs. Otis D. Fisk) 406 The Library at 90 Brattle Street 486 The John Fiske Monument, Petersham 506 unfentnb a Mr.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331825458
• ISBN 13: 9781331825456
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 577
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