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HISTORY OF GERMANY :
Tufi EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
GERMAN EMPIRE INTHE 18T1.
Qtf EUJfDMD AM) TWELVE ANJ) MAPS.ILLUSTRATIONS SIX HES70RICAL
BY
BAYARD TAYLOR.
NEW YORK:
ANDD. .APPLETON COMPANY,
AND 5 BOND STEEET.1, 8,
1884-4- 2
1
to Act of in thoaccording Congress, year 1874,
1
&I). AVl^KTON COMPANY,
Jn tho Oillco ofllio Librarian of atCongress, Wasliljiglou,KTKODUCTORY WORDS,
THE of is not the of aHistory Germany History Nation,
but of a Eace. It has little therefore: it isunity, complicated,
and attached on all sides to the histories of otherbroken,
In its ofcountries. earlier it covers the-periods greater part
and does not return to untilEurope, exclusively Germany
after and the Italian States have beenFrance, Spain, England
founded. the iteven before fall of the BomanThus, Empire,
becomes the main trunk out of which branch the histories of
all and must of be studiednearly European nations, necessity
as the link between Ancient and Modern History.connecting
The of no sorecords other race throw much thelight upon
of all civilized a of fifteendevelopment lands, during period
hundred years*
The aneed of work of this kind havebeing evident, I
endeavored to it thein such a manner as tosupply simplify
task of both teachers and aim has been topupils. My present
a continuous no ofclear, narrative, omitting episode impor
a distinct line of connectionfromtance, yet preserving century
to Besides to all the best Icentury. referring authorities,
have based labors three recent Germanmy mainlyupon works,
that of as the ofTon as the mostfullest;Dittmar, Eochau,
and of Dr. David as the most readable.impartial, Mtiller,
an narrative from comnewBy constructing entirely these,
the material into less than half the which eachpressing space
and the and whichchanges byoccupies, avoiding interruptions
to this conall are characterized I have made
, hope History
venient and to our schools.acceptable
an aid.The historical will be found to be importantmaps
in of is now soThe constant use of themaps study Historyv iNDRODtrcftQBY WORDS.
tothat it docs not need be recommended;generally applied
lint I to tlic teacher the of theadvantage havingmay suggest
and modernthe ancientoccasionally politicalpupil compare
areboundaries. The attached to each meantquestions pnge
the factsto the attention of the to ofprominentguide pupil
the narrative. The of will or add toteacher, course, change
athose to his own The value of Historyaccording judgment.
it is used asof this land as much how ,depends quite upon
its intrinsic character.upon
I have had some in what rule todifficulty adoptdeciding
in to the of German names. It seemedregard spelling proper
best to retain the wherever not too unusual orform,original
difficult of I have been forced to make ex;pronunciation yet
characters suchin the case of well-known orceptions places,
" are tooas and the whichlike,"Charlemagne," Cologne,"
aresettled to be Some brief directions apfirmly changed.
thethe to most of Germanto enablepended, pupil pronounce
with tolerable correctness.names
toI remark whileIn endeavoringconclusion, may that,
avoided aand I havewrite very simply intelligibly, purposely
ofof narrative. There has been achildish tendency,stylo
to thecertain kinds of School Histories downtolate, bring
minds which are tolevel of enough studyhardly developed
where it is eventsat all: followed, manyHistory consequently,
Ibo or considermust omitted only imperfectly explained.
tobesides that of isthat some necessaryeffort, memory, quite
theand I am sure that none of them who havethe pupils;
will to be treated as if a little insteadtrue older,spirit object
able toall in the United boof States,younger. May such,
the imfor and to retaindiscover life,themselves, through
draw fromlessons which American mayportant political every
oftho History Germany!
1873.August 12th,
B.T.