The Great Republic
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The Commanding Position of the United States as the New Century Opens
The Commanding Position of the United States as the New Century Opens
1811–1892 · 9 chapters · 57 readings
Begin This Era
Our Achievements and Prospects
Volume IV · circa 1892
Opening
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Our Achievements and Prospects (Part 2)
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American
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American
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American
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Dakota and Africa
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Kong and China
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Transvaal and China
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Nicaragua and Europe
Triumphs of the Republic in Practical Science
Volume IV · circa 1859
Opening
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Joseph and Boston
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Niagara and Buffalo
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State House and American
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John and Monitor
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Professor
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Triumphs of the Republic in Practical Science (Part 7)
The Literary Retrospect
Volume IV · circa 1850
Opening
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Poe and Graham's Magazine
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Longfellow and Italy
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Atlantic Monthly and Breakfast Table
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Margaret Fuller and Civil War
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South Carolina and Charleston
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Year and Walden
Social Progress and Problems
Volume IV · circa 1880
Opening
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Technology and School
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Social Progress and Problems (Part 3)
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South and Middle
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Indian and Poles
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Hungary and Germany
Our Foreign Relations
Volume IV · circa 1882
Opening
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Pekin and Boxers
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Pekin and Chinese
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China and Bulwer
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Senate and Davis
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Russia and Pauncefote
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Far East and Russia
National Defence
Volume IV · circa 1872
Opening
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France and Europe
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National Defence (Part 3)
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Navigation and Commissioner
Movements of the Older Nations
Volume IV · circa 1890
Opening
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Chinese and Latin
Anarchy's Exalted Victim
Volume IV
Opening
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William Mc and Supreme Court
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Exposition and Chicago
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Exposition and Ladies
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Washington
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Central and Pacific
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Exposition and Music
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Exposition Hospital and Cortelyou
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President's and Buffalo
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City Hall and Buffalo
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My God and Methodist Episcopal Church
Martinique and St. Vincent
Volume IV · circa 1811
Opening
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Morne Rouge and France
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Mount Pelee and Island
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Martinique and St. Vincent (Part 4)
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The Great Republic
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