Historical Sketches and Early Reminiscences of Hamilton County, Ohio
Author : J. G. Olden
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Page : 328 pages
File Size : 12,73 MB
Release : 1882
Category : Hamilton County (Ohio)
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Author : J. G. Olden
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Page : 328 pages
File Size : 12,73 MB
Release : 1882
Category : Hamilton County (Ohio)
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Author : John Barton DERBY
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Page : 82 pages
File Size : 48,9 MB
Release : 1835
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Author : Henry Bird
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 24,17 MB
Release : 2023-12-16
Category : Games & Activities
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Chess History and Reminiscences is a book about the history if chess by English chess player Henry Bird. The author's goal is to trace the ancient origins of the game of chess, beginning with what is known from India, Persia and China. He tracks the changes that happened in the game of chess into the final modifications in the mid-15th century and surveys the rise of interest in chess in England and other parts of the world. The book provides a historical look at some of the earliest games notated.
Author : H. E. Bird
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 49,18 MB
Release : 2021-05-19
Category : Fiction
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This historical work presents a concise record of the evolution of chess. The book covers everything from the ancient roots of the game, starting from India, Persia (Iraq) and China to the 1880s, including mentions in the poetry of the Middle Ages. The book's author, H.E. Bird, was an extraordinary chess player with an opening named for him and was also considered a historian of chess origins. In this work, he delivered authentic information about chess from his 19th Century point of view. Bird precisely tracks the changes in the game into the final modifications in the mid 15th century and then looks at the rise of interest in chess in England. He also provides some valuable insights about Phiidor, LaBourdonnais, and many other chief personalities in chess from the middle to late 1800s. This well-written account of the history of chess holds the attention of every reader throughout and is of special interest to all chess enthusiasts.
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Page : 186 pages
File Size : 23,87 MB
Release : 1909
Category : America
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Author : Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin
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Page : 218 pages
File Size : 27,52 MB
Release : 1905
Category : America
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Author : John Moses
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Page : 532 pages
File Size : 19,13 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
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Author : John Hill Wheeler
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 36,60 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Genealogy
ISBN : 0806303751
Excerpt from Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina: And Eminent North Carolinians An early historian has recorded our people, as being gentle in their manners, advocates of freedom; jealous of their rulers, impatient, rest less, and turbulent when ruled by any other government than their own; and under that and that only were they satisfied. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Page : 694 pages
File Size : 12,70 MB
Release : 1893
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Page : 670 pages
File Size : 37,52 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Iowa
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