Project Gutenberg 2008-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 127 Sutro, Theodore 1845 1927 05017955 Thirteen Chapters of American History represented by the Edward Moran series of Thirteen Historical Marine Paintings Reading ease score: 44.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by S. Drawehn, Stephen Hope and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Thirteen Chapters of American History" by Theodore Sutro is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on the series of thirteen grand marine paintings created by Edward Moran, which depict significant events in American maritime history. Sutro aims to explain the artistic merit and historical significance of these paintings, while also providing insight into the life of Edward Moran, highlighting his dedication and contributions to American art. The opening of the book introduces the thirteen historical marine paintings and emphasizes their importance as representations of the "Marine History of the United States." Sutro describes how these paintings were meticulously crafted over fifteen years with a commitment to historical accuracy, showcasing moments like the landing of Lief Erickson, Columbus's voyages, and pivotal events in American naval history. He also explains the personal connection behind the series, revealing that Edward Moran dedicated this work to his wife, which leads to a significant legal battle over the ownership of the paintings, ultimately enhancing the narrative surrounding them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History Moran, Edward, 1829-1901 E151 Text Browsing: History - American 187637 187665 2024-12-10T15:31:21.627938 2023-09-11T07:08:25.935310 text/html text/html 179290 2021-01-03T10:54:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1362919 2021-01-03T10:54:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1381830 2024-12-10T15:31:27.679893 application/epub+zip 1381668 2024-12-10T15:31:23.162957 application/epub+zip 130424 2024-12-10T15:31:22.208935 application/epub+zip 1686205 2024-12-10T15:31:31.041924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1660449 2024-12-10T15:31:26.697904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184771 2022-09-11T13:03:31.698212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139942 139845 2024-12-10T15:31:20.839936 2023-09-11T07:08:25.374338 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 139918 2021-01-03T10:54:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 52760 2021-01-03T10:54:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 139981 2021-01-03T10:54:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52786 2021-01-03T10:54:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21094 2024-12-10T15:31:31.199869 application/rdf+xml 15009 2024-12-10T15:31:22.326914 image/jpeg 2109 2024-12-10T15:31:22.267911 image/jpeg 1363224 2024-12-10T15:31:21.698968 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog