Project Gutenberg 2014-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 103 Morris, Charles 1833 1922 Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century Famous Men and Great Events of the 19th Century E-text prepared by KD Weeks, David Garcia, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century" by Charles Morris is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles significant occurrences and notable figures between 1800 and 1900, detailing the transformative events of the century, including revolutions, inventions, and the rise and fall of nations. Through his exploration of these themes, Morris emphasizes the profound societal changes and advancements that characterized the Nineteenth Century. The beginning of this historical account offers an overview of the vast progress made during the last century, contrasting the oppressive political conditions of 1800 with the burgeoning rights of the people by 1900. It discusses the influence of major events such as the French and American Revolutions, detailing how these upheavals shaped contemporary governance and societal norms. Morris highlights how the century was marked by significant advancements in human rights, technology, and industry, setting the stage for a comprehensive examination of the defining moments and influential figures that shaped the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45733/45733-h/images/cover.jpg en Nineteenth century -- History D Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1674557 1674288 2024-09-19T07:38:56.099343 2023-09-20T04:08:04.741151 text/html text/html 1679755 2014-06-21T15:32:00 text/html 6816967 2014-06-21T13:39:02 text/html application/zip 6937498 2024-09-19T07:39:16.788224 application/epub+zip 6968365 2024-09-19T07:38:59.575387 application/epub+zip 711525 2024-09-19T07:38:57.844323 application/epub+zip 7334921 2024-09-19T07:39:28.849153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7280280 2024-09-19T07:39:14.897229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1049960 2022-09-20T19:50:20.114975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1532594 1532385 2024-09-19T07:38:52.406340 2023-09-20T04:08:01.170106 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1531984 2014-05-23T16:50:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 561407 2014-05-23T16:50:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1532093 2014-05-23T16:51:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 561242 2014-05-23T16:51:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20209 2024-09-19T07:39:29.046337 application/rdf+xml 14796 2024-09-19T07:38:58.034360 image/jpeg 2202 2024-09-19T07:38:57.940332 image/jpeg 6798413 2024-09-19T07:38:56.624353 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 en.wikipedia