Mavi Boncuk |The cross and the crescent; or, Russia, Turkey, and the countries adjacent, in 1876-7. Brockett, L. P.[1]
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A graphic description of the countries, peoples, races and religions of the regions now involved in war, unfolding the causes which have led to the conflict, and the vital, (commercial, political, and religious) interests which threaten to involve all the great nations of Europe in it, with a truthful narrative of the Bulgarian massacres, and many thrilling incidents of the Insurrection; to which is added biographical sketches (with portraits) of the leading rulers, statesmen and generals of Europe; by L. P. Brockett, illustrated with spirited engravings.
Main Author: Brockett, L. P. 1820-1893.[1]
Language(s): English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa., Hubbard Bros. [1877]
See also: The conquest of Turkey, or, The decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire, 1877-8 : a complete history of the late war between Russia and Turkey, including the causes of the war ... graphic descriptions of the two empires ... etc., etc. : to which is added biographical sketches of the leading actors in this great drama / prepared ... from the most authentic and official sources, by L.P. Brockett and Porter C. Bliss.
594 p. illus. 23 cm.
[1] Brockett, Linus Pierpont. An American historical and miscellaneous writer; born in Canton, CT, Oct. 16, 1820; died on Jan. 13, 1893. He graduated from Yale Medical College in 1843. After 1847 he devoted himself to literature; he contributed largely to encyclopædias, and published over 40 works, among which are: ‘History of Education’ (1849); ‘History of the Civil War’ (1866); ‘The Silk Industry of America’ (1876).
Dr. Linus Pierpont BROCKETT
Birth: 16 OCT 1820 in Canton, Stark, OH
Death: 13 JAN 1893 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY
Buried: Green Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY