History of the Life of Gustavus Adolphus II., the Hero-General of the…
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/51680.html.images | 243 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/51680.epub3.images | 956 kB |
Send
to kindle email: |
|||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/51680.epub.images | 953 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/51680.epub.noimages | 160 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/51680.kf8.images | 1009 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/51680.kindle.images | 986 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/51680.txt.utf-8 | 215 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/51680/pg51680-h.zip | 892 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Monroe, Harriet Earhart, 1842-1927 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 10025885 |
| Title | History of the Life of Gustavus Adolphus II., the Hero-General of the Reformation |
| Note | Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Summary | "History of the Life of Gustavus Adolphus II., the Hero-General of the Reformation" by Harriet Earhart Monroe is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on the life of Gustavus Adolphus, the King of Sweden who played a pivotal role during the Reformation, particularly in relation to the Thirty Years' War. The author aims to present the highlights of his life, focusing on his contributions to Protestantism and the political tensions of his time. The opening of the book establishes a context for Gustavus Adolphus’s life, detailing his lineage and the turbulent history of Sweden leading up to his reign. It introduces the significant events that shaped Gustavus, from his birth to his early education and development as a leader during Sweden’s struggles against external and internal threats. The text hints at the foundational themes of heroism, the intersection of warfare and religion, and the impact of Gustavus’s character on his role in preserving Protestantism in Europe, setting the stage for an exploration of his military and political endeavors throughout the rest of the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DL: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Northern Europe, Scandinavia |
| Subject | Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden, 1594-1632 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 51680 |
| Release Date | Apr 6, 2016 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 74 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
