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Title: Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 of 8
A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more
than 200 of the most prominent personages in History

Author: Various

Editor: Charles F. Horne

Release Date: August 27, 2008 [EBook #26422]

Language: English

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GREAT MEN AND FAMOUS WOMEN

_A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of_

THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 200 OF THE MOST PROMINENT PERSONAGES IN HISTORY

VOL. II.

Copyright, 1894, BY SELMAR HESS

edited by Charles F. Horne

[Illustration: Publisher's arm.]

New-York: Selmar Hess Publisher

CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.

SUBJECT AUTHOR PAGE

CHARLES XII. OF SWEDEN, _General John Mitchell,_ 211
ROBERT, LORD CLIVE, _W. C. Taylor, LL.D.,_ 244
STEPHEN DECATUR, _Edward S. Ellis, A.M.,_ 318
GEORGE DEWEY, _Major-General Joseph Wheeler,_ 402
PRINCE EUGENE OF SAVOY, _G. P. R. James,_ 223
DAVID GLASCOE FARRAGUT, _L. P. Brockett, A.M.,_ 379
FREDERICK THE GREAT, _Major-General John Mitchell,_ 237
GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI, 389
ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT, _Oliver Optic,_ 343
SAM HOUSTON, _Amelia E. Barr,_ 331
THOMAS JONATHAN JACKSON, _Marion Ha