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Title: The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 21
The Recent Days (1910-1914)

Author: Charles F. Horne, Editor

Release Date: November 30, 2003 [EBook #10341]

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THE GREAT EVENTS

BY

FAMOUS HISTORIANS

A COMPREHENSIVE AND READABLE ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD'S HISTORY,
EMPHASIZING THE MORE IMPORTANT EVENTS, AND PRESENTING THESE AS COMPLETE
NARRATIVES IN THE MASTER-WORDS OF THE MOST EMINENT HISTORIANS

NON-SECTARIAN NON-PARTISAN NON-SECTIONAL

ON THE PLAN EVOLVED FROM A CONSENSUS OF OPINIONS GATHERED FROM THE MOST
DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS OF AMERICA AND EUROPE, INCLUDING BRIEF
INTRODUCTIONS BY SPECIALISTS TO CONNECT AND EXPLAIN THE CELEBRATED
NARRATIVES. ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY. WITH THOROUGH INDICES.
BIBLIOGRAPHIES, CHRONOLOGIES, AND COURSES OF READING

EDITED BY

CHARLES F. HORNE, Ph.D.

_Aided by a staff of specialists_

CONTENTS

VOLUME XXI

_An Outline Narrative of the Great Events_
CHARLES F. HORNE

_The United States House of Governors_ (_A.D. 1910_)
WILLIAM S. JORDAN
THE GOVERNORS

_Union of South Africa_ (_A.D. 1910_)
PROF. STEPHEN LEACOCK

_Portugal Becomes a Republic_ (_A.D. 1910_)
WILLIAM ARCHER

_The Crushing of Finland_ (_A.D. 1910_)
JOHN JACKOL
BARON SERGIUS WITTE
BARON VON PLEHVE
J.H. REUTER

_Man's Fastest Mile_ (_A.D. 1911_)
C.F. CARTER
ISAAC MARCOSSON

_The Fall of Diaz_ (_A.D. 1911_)
MRS. E.A. TWEEDIE
DOLORES BUTTERFIELD

_Fall of the English House of Lords_ (_A.D. 1911)
ARTHUR PONSONBY
SYDNEY BROOKS
CAPTAIN GEORGE SWINTON

_The Turkish-Italian War_ (_A.D. 1911_)
WILLIAM T. ELLIS
THE WAR CORRESPONDENTS

_Woman Suffrage_ (_A.D. 1911_)
IDA HUSTED HARPER
ISRAEL ZANGWILL
JANE ADDAMS
DAVID LLOYD-GEORGE
ELBERT HUBBARD

_Militarism_ (_A.D. 1911_)
NORMAN ANGELL
SIR MAX WAECHTER

_Persia's Loss of Liberty_ (_A.D. 1911_)
W. MORGAN SHUST