Morris, Charles, 1833-1922 / 2008-06-29 00:00:00

EBOOK HISTORIC TALES, VOL. 1 (OF 15) ***


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Historical Tales
The Romance of Reality
By
CHARLES MORRIS
Author of "Half-Hours with the Best American Authors,"
"Tales from the Dramatists," etc.
IN FIFTEEN VOLUMES
Volume I
American
I
J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON

Copyright, 1893, by J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
Copyright, 1904, by J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
Copyright, 1908, by J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.

[Illustration: WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE.]


PREFACE.

It has become a commonplace remark that fact is often
stranger than fiction. It may be said, as a variant of this,
that history is often more romantic than romance.
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