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Title: Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century.

Author: Conrad von Bolanden

Release Date: August 22, 2010 [EBook #33487]

Language: English

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BARBAROSSA;

AN

HISTORICAL NOVEL

OF THE

XII Century.

BY

Conrad Von Bolanden

_PHILADELPHIA_:
Eugene Cummisky
PUBLISHER,
1037 Chestnut Street.
1867.

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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, by
EUGENE CUMMISKEY,
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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J. FAGAN & SON,
STEREOTYPERS, PHILAD'A.

PREFACE

TO THE

AMERICAN EDITION.

The pleasant historical novel which is now offered to the American
public, refers to a period of history very much misrepresented, though
very frequently written about, or at least referred to by popular
writers. In the contest between Pope Alexander III. and the Emperor
Frederic Barbarossa, we see a very important phase of the long struggle
between the spiritual and civil power; a struggle, in which was fought
the battle of real liberty, and real Chr