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Title: Grandest century in the world's history; containing a full and graphic account of the marvelous achievements of one hundred years, including great battles and conquests; the rise and fall of nations; wonderful growth and progress of the United States ... etc., etc
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: Nineteenth century
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Century—Popular Discontent—Regency Established in1822—President Overthrown—Disorder and Violence—Succession of Revolu-tions—The French in Mexico—Execution of Maximilian—South America inthe Nineteenth Century—History of Peru—History of Chili—United StatesOF Colombia—British Guiana—Bolivia and Argentine Republic 214 CHAPTER XVI. ASIA AND AFRICA IN THE) NINETEENTH CENTURY. China and Japan—Privileges Granted by Chtna to British East India Company—Famous Opium War—Chinas Disregard of Treaties—Great Rebellion—ColdBlooded Massacre of Europeans—War Between China and Japan—GreatBattle of Yalu—-Japan in the Nineteenth Century—The Yankees of the!3ast—Admission of Foreign Vessels to Japanese Ports—Radical Changes inthe Government—Feudal System Destroyed—Adopting New Ideas—RepublicsIN South Africa—President Kruger and the Transvaal~War Between theBritish anu the Boers . . . c , , . , 23? HE X- iY )N :h •1- K-AIT >F X- .N ;r 24. 265 27 ti
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CONTENTS. iX PART III. FAMOUS EXPLORATIONS AND DISCOVERIES OF THENINETEENTH CENTURY. CHAPTER XVII.VOYAGES IN THE POLAR WORLD. PAQB Captain Johw Ross—Doctor Raes Discoveries—Story of Sir John Franklin—Ex-pedition Sent for His Relief—Death of Franklin and His Party—Discoveryof Northwest Passage—Many Expeditions Sent to the Polar World—DoctorKanb and Lieutenant DeLong in the North—Captain Nares Expedition-Voyage ^OF Lieutenant Greely—Doctor Nanson in Greenland—ExpeditionBY Lieutenant Peary of the United States Navy—Futile Attempt to Reachthe Pole in a Balloon by Andree 24. CHAPTER XVIII. LIVINGSTONE AND STANLEY IN CENTRAL AFRICA. Brave Old Missionary—His Start for Zanzibar—Plunges into Wild and Inhospi-table Regions—Picturesque African Scenery—An Unbounded Forest—Remark-able Travels by Stanley—Adventure with an Elephant—In Danger of aMassacre—A Frightened Negro—Great Freshet in the River—Arrival atBagamoyo 265 CHAPTER XIX. STANLEYS GREAT JOURNEYS

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