Identifier: hillsalbumofbiog00hill (find matches)
Title: Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Hill, Thomas E. (Thomas Edie), 1832-1915
Subjects: Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: Chicago : Hill Standard Book Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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lers were discovered. Thejourney to Backs Fish river leading over ice, the supposition is thatthe party perished, perhaps from cold, starvation, and t&e ice break-ing up in the spring, the waters had received them, so that, alongwith the wreck of the vessels, their bodies had been washed intounknown regions. This theory was accepted by Lady Franklin, who expended, inconnection with the British Government, a large amount of moneyfor the discovery of the missing voyagers. Sir John Franklin was twice married. His second wife, Lady JaneFranklin, was born about 1805. She came into prominence from herpersevering efforts to discover the fate of her husband and theexpedition that accompanied him. Among her last works was thepurchase of Franklins house, in Lincolnshire, where many relicsare collected of Sir Johns expeditions. She died July 18, 1875.In 1860 Parliament voted $10,000 for a monument to be erected inLondon to Sir John Franklins memory. ? :b 1. u. t 80 THE DISCOVERFE OF AMERICA.
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%ss^v%& EXOA. Italy, is the place whereColumbus was born, about 1435.Early evincing an inclination forthe i?ea, his education was con-ducted with a view to entering themaritime service. Aside fromhis studies, which, besides theordinary branches, consisted ofgeometry, geography. Latin, draw^-ing, astronomy, and navigation,he assisted his father at wool-combing. Hewent to sea at the age of fourteen, hisyounger years being spent mostly on theMediterranean in commercial voyages. Helocated for a time in Lisbon; engaged inthe making of maps and charts, and after-wards lived on the island of Porto Santo, adependency of Madeira, where he marriedand settled. Having inherited some prop-erty by his marriage, and having the limeand opportunity to study navigation philo-sophically, he came to the conclusion that,the earth being a globe, by sailing due. westHard a voyage could be made entirelyaround the world. In the meantime, how-ever, he believed that in the interveningspace, after sailing we

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